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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

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farmland; rice field or paddy

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interest rate

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conclusion (completion) of negotiations

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out of stock; sold out

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after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

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divine; imperial

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tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so

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salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon

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tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit

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dressing room

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jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

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ping-pong ball

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supplementary information

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format; procedure; way of proceeding

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chief; main; principal; major

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status

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next time (occasion)

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supplement; complement

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degree of difficulty; difficulty level

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crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

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fundraising; financing; cash flow

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outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

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map

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maximum value

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unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead

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lower left

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arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)

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element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

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(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

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income and expenditure

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wage; recompense

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possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)

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personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs

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reduction by half; halving

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skull and crossbones

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sum total; total amount

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to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)

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ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

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loss by default; default

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poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

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beginning; opening; start; outset

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to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word

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a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow

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degree of difficulty

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easy; plain; simple

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shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant

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