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personnel department

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a little; a bit; slightly

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document circulated to staff to obtain approval (for a decision, policy, etc.)

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stencil; template; silkworm egg sheet

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some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

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chopsticks

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pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

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passing mark; qualifying marks (score)

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necessity

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

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duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration

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if; in case; supposing

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

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rejection; dismissal

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counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

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before long; even now

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just you wait and see (as a threat)

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annoying; provoking

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horseplay; fooling around

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bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers

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speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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revision

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self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned

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colloquialism; colloquial language; slang

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once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away

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original passage (in document)

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traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

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parched flour, esp. barley (can be drunk in hot water with sugar)

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reason; cause

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at; in; on

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acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair

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(arch.) discarding; (arch.) abandoning; variety of street performance from the Middle Ages; casting off one's attachments (in Zen)

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shyness; bashfulness; shame

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one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

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in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)

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counter for bundles

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

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finish; completion; the end

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superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)

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concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling

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cover; lid; cap

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to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

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to order; to command; to appoint

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