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first (of its kind) in Japan

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landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land

1

energy

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beverage; drink

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site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight

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charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

2

existing

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competitors' products; others on the market

1

in comparison to; rather than

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woman; female; feminine gender

2

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

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appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

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

2

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.)

3

after that; afterwards; thereafter

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maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation

1

making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)

1

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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by all means; at all costs; absolutely

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company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

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competition

2

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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of course; certainly; naturally

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please

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

4

such; like that; that sort of; very

3

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

3

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

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understood; I see; OK; present; here

2

huh?; what's up?

9

I can tell you; heh

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all; entire; whole; altogether

3

department of English literature

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low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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had better ...; had better not ...

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

2

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

2

we; us

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to lend a hand; to help

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elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)

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