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regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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negotiation

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to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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just one person; only one

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1,000; thousand

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additional printing (esp. of books, etc.); additional run

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tradition; legend; folklore

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Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)

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Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)

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poet

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gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower

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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

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to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

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don't you think?; indicates question

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cook; chef

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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chef; head cook

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among (them); of (them)

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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just now; at this moment; at this point of time

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practical use; utility

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to withstand; to be able to endure

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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indescribable

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to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse

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reply; answer; response

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hey; hold on; come on

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letter; missive; note; mail

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national treasury

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

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polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

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to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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once more; again

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by myself; in person; by oneself

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

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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and; thereupon; because of that

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fortune; luck

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