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to turn against; to become an enemy

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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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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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approval; endorsement

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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this morning

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programmer

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

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destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

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trading company

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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trade (foreign)

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

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dream

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to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

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interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

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staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

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thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

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Ishikawa (prefecture)

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actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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act; deed; conduct

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signs; omen; symptoms

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to show; to display

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to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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number; number plate; license plate

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to answer; to reply

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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behind one's back

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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as if; as though

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

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cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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