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considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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dream

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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worry; fear; anxiety; concern

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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Democratic Liberal Party (1948-1950)

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twice

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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being projected to win; being certain to be elected; being sure of being elected

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parliamentary seat

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half

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projected to win; sure to be elected; home free

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

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back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

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support group; fan club; (election) committee

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Kiyoko

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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existence; being

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Rie

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

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she; her; girlfriend

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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to walk

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depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

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to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

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to become; to amount to

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announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

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to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

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election loss; rejection

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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notification sound

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remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

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office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

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

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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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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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late at night

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family restaurant

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