Visiting Someone’s Home
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Having Friends to Dinner
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Taking Clients Out to Dinner
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Taking Friends Out to Dinner
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Special Diets
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Taking your Leave
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Words and Expressions
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Chapter 9
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Children
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Child’s Play
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Admiring a Baby
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Asking About a Kindergarten
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Introducing Yourself
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Telephoning the School
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Writing an Absence Note
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Inviting Children to a Party
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Visiting the Pediatrician
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Describing Ailments
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Asking About Swimming Lessons
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Meeting Your Child’s Teacher
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Words and Expressions
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Chapter 10
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Officialdom
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Extending Your Visa
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Forgetting to Renew Your Visa
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Obtaining a Re-entry Permit
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Losing Your Registration Card
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Getting Stopped for Speeding
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Words and Expressions
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Chapter 11
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Gifts
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Having Something Gift-wrapped
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Offering a Gift
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Opening a Gift
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Expressing Thanks for a Gift
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Gift Suggestions
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Telephoning to Say Thank You
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Gift Papers and Money Envelopes
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Words and Expressions
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Chapter 12
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Weddings
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Replying to an Invitation
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Arriving at the Reception
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Leaving the Reception
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Wedding Speeches
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Giving a Formal Speech
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Giving an Informal Speech (1)
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Giving an Informal Speech (2)
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Proposing the Toast
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Taboo Words
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Sending a Telegram
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Epigrams
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Words and Expressions
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Chapter 13
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Funerals
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Being Informed of a Death
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Visiting the Home
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Offering Incense
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Expressing Your Condolences
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Sending a Telegram
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Offering Branches of Sakaki
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Writing a Letter of Sympathy
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Words and Expressions
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Chapter 14
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Speeches
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Introducing Yourself
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Beginning a Speech
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Ending a Speech
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Giving a Thank-you Speech
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Giving a Welcome Speech
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Proposing a Toast
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Words and Expressions
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