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相
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don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
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Foreign Minister
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外相は、戦争は避けられないと言った。
The Foreign Minister said that war was inevitable.
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Physics
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon)
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Mathematics
topology
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Linguistics
register
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lines of the palm (in palm reading); appearance of the palm of the hand
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占い師に手相を見せました。
A fortune-teller read my hand.
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interlude (in traditional Japanese music)
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chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance)
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interjection
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within one's means
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分相応の暮らしをするように努めなさい。
Try to live within your income.
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impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
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政府に方針を変えさせるのは出来ない相談だ。
It's like pulling teeth to ask the government to change their policy.
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consultation on career, university, etc. choices
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「今日お父さんに会いに行く。進路相談だ」「いいですよ、そんなの」
"I'm going to see your father today, about career counselling." "You don't need to bother with that."
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incest
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議論のため、母親と息子の近親相姦が黙認されている部族社会を仮定してみよう。
Imagine, for the sake of argument, a tribal group in which mother-son incest was countenanced.
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reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs
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Buddhism
true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
