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it's been a long time; long time no see

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matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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thank you

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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to be needed; to be wanted

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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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pose; pause

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

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the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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couple

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success; hit

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

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honour; honor; glory; privilege

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to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

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now that; since; so long as; because

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due form; official; formality

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formal marriage interview

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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decision; agreement

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to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

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splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

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fixed date; appointed day

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about when; about what time; how soon

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

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pace

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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suffix for familiar person

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one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)

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to telephone; to make a phone call

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to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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clan

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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