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Examples
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Betty, who had managed to get her husband recruited by the OSS—which had jumped at the chance to get a Japanese-speaking naval officer—had to break the news that she was leaving again.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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They had expected that Benoit Coeure, a Japanese-speaking French official whom they consider relatively sympathetic to Tokyo's currency concerns, would become the bank's new chief currency policy diplomat.
Japan Watches Euro, But Little Action Expected Takashi Nakamichi 2012
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Betty, who had managed to get her husband recruited by the OSS—which had jumped at the chance to get a Japanese-speaking naval officer—had to break the news that she was leaving again.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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Before the age of one, infants are able to differentiate between sounds that their parents cannot a notable example is the inability of native Japanese-speaking adults to distinguish between the "r" and "l" sounds.
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Before the age of one, infants are able to differentiate between sounds that their parents cannot (a notable example is the inability of native Japanese-speaking adults to distinguish between the "r" and "l" sounds).
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Most of the company's largely Japanese-speaking work force of 6,000 appear to be taking the new policy in stride, and many employees say they support it.
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In season six alone, Lost presented an origin story that recalled the biblical story of Jacob and Esau, a temple controlled by a Japanese-speaking alchemist, the resurrection of Sayid, and Hurley's constant encounters with the dead.
Bradley B. Onishi: I Once Was Found and Now I Am Lost : Reflections on the Religious and Spiritual Dimensions of Lost Bradley B. Onishi 2010
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Completely taken by their new task to help this Japanese-speaking, gaijin model, the entire crew created a gallant relay and, at the right time, I was catapulted on stage wearing a beautiful Fendi coat and my brightest, triumphant smile.
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Completely taken by their new task to help this Japanese-speaking, gaijin model, the entire crew created a gallant relay and, at the right time, I was catapulted on stage wearing a beautiful Fendi coat and my brightest, triumphant smile.
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Maybe the best part about watching Heroes is learning Japanese and finding you understand a few words here and there in the conversations between Japanese-speaking characters e.g. "moshi moshi", "nani o shimasu ka?"
Be A Hero: Change The Future James F. McGrath 2009
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