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was

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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

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face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

5

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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newspaper company

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

2

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

1

who

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

friend; companion

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newspaper reporter; print journalist

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

reporter; journalist

2

how; in what way; how about

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

2

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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the other day; lately; recently; during this period

1

printing type; movable type; printed text; print

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to pick up; to find; to gather

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

1

to look forward to something

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

1

Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan

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article; news story; report; account

4

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

2

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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younger sister

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father

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ahem

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New York

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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chronicle

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to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

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ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper

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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

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big; large; great

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