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mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation

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new building; new construction

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condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

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5,000,000; five million

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to be needed; to be wanted

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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however

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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price; cost

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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asset management

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

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what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

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new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

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novelist; fiction writer

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prize; award

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big prize; first prize

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winning (a prize)

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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maiden work; debut work

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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bestseller

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royalty (on book)

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individual; private person; personal; private

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publisher; publishing house; publishing company

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establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President

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next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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investment

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company; corporation; workplace

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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child

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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to come back

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failure; mistake; blunder

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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