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working one's way up; self-made person; veteran

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hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

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famous; fame

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contract; compact; agreement

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

2

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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transactions; dealings; business

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woman; female; feminine gender

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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that; the matter in question

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secretarial section

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to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace

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appeal; call for something; request; axiom

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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negotiations; discussions; connection

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failure; mistake; blunder

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

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

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idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

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India

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intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

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strategy; tactics

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coffee

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Brazil

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canned coffee

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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at once; immediately; right now

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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milk

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sugar

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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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such; this sort of; like this

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coffee maker

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each; every

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