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to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate

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persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet

2

terms and conditions (e.g. of a purchase or trade)

1

basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action

1

time passes

3

Othello (board game)

1

of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading

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freelance journalist

2

Rikujōjieitainerimachuutonchi

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promenade; esplanade

2

pace; step; cadence

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

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convenient

2

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

1

gigolo

1

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

1

(on the) street

2

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

1

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

friendly

1

stationing (troops); garrisoning

1

steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower

3

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

2

educational interface; the classroom; the chalkface

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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civil official

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to become fraught with emotion

1

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

4

to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

3

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

1

pure love

1

one day; (on) a certain day

3

to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick

1

taking into consideration; making allowances (for); reserve; restraint; leniency

1

right and wrong; good and evil

1

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

1

symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

cause of death

1

to sell off; to sell completely

1

sense of accomplishment

2

to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)

1

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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exception; exclusion

2

(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift

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circumstantial evidence

2

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved

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