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commerce and industry

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meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

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to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

1

breaking open a ceremonial sake barrel

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alcohol; sake

1

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

3

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

2

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

1

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

1

patent rights

1

transfer; assignment; conveyance

1

(written) contract; agreement

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

rival (company); competitor

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to sell

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

1

patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary

4

money; metal

2

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

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to look at the long term

2

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

5

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

the Last Supper

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

1

jest; joke; funny story

1

mike; mic; microphone

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

reason; pretext; motive

1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

1

day after day; day by day

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1

high price

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

4

you (plural)

4

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

1

to do as one likes

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to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

1

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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