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change; transition; vicissitudes

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historical background

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harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy

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special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer

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explanation of aim (esp. of a legislative bill); rationalization

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to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

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direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

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group member

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competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants

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television industry; television business

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field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

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fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

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long-term stay

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household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics

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assistant ...; probationary ...

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security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP

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paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

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Narusawa

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law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

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beautiful; good; excellent

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pianist

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brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV

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concert hall

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recital

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for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

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quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis

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memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad

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to return a favor (favour); to repay

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preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

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a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully

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to grate

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marinade

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to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; (lit.) to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)

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to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

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fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention

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having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep

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aura

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(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish

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tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance

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troublesome; annoying; complicated

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to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

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consequently; as a result

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to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

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horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

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to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

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any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)

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fourth year (college) student; senior

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special lecturer; guest lecturer

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highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side

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up until now; as recently as the present

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