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to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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study; diligence; discount; reduction

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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centre; center

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nursery school teacher; childcare worker

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guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

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

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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company; corporation; workplace

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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absence from work without permission

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neck; head; dismissal; discharge

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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to have an accident; to meet with an accident

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hospitalization; hospitalisation

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such ... as; or some such

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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by all means; by all costs

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)

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to say; to be called; to do

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Kouichi

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network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

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video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)

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to fire from a job

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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to employ; to hire; to charter

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shout of abuse; jeers; boos

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this area; around here

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to show; to display

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image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

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increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)

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to go out and away; to leave

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in addition; besides

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consequence; outcome; result; blame

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

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