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one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

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fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate

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chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

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pretending to be out

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back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels

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to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

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industrialist; entrepreneur

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family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

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enterprise; business; company; corporation

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natural voice (without a microphone)

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please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in

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to feel uneasy; to worry (about something)

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to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)

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who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?

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address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile

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training and accommodation institution for young men

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beauty

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

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melting

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best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

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fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings

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day before yesterday

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to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare

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to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

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to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of

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silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)

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reasonable; natural

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personal connections

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not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think

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running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts

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public (institution)

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to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

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civil service examination

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passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification

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first childbirth

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speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

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weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend

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to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

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marriage in which the couple live apart and occasionally visit each other

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comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage

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to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means

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crossing a mountain

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indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable

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legless chair (used in a room with tatami flooring)

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Nishigaki

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neighbor; neighbour

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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