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nodding off (while sitting); dozing

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always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

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luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

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even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

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publicity or advertising expenses

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confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

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pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

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wicked tongue; abusive language

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to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

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screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

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Yukiko

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

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to smile

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Reiji

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to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

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Taiwan

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sacked; pouched

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to make eye contact

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setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business

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friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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if it's the case

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attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

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reliability; trustworthiness; dependability

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moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

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before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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famous; fame

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

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white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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opinion; view; comment

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the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.

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food texture; mouthfeel

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exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

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fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted

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polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

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citrus; citrus fruit

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system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

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nose

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to run through; to run past

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stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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to make a sound

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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

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another company; other company

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