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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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famous; fame

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Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

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gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

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to show; to display

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to hate; to dislike; to loathe

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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oof; ough; ulp

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

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counter for temples

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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good grief

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

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ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)

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second year of high school; second-year high-school student

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious

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great depth; bottomless; great height

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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considerably; fairly; quite

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tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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(one's) self; oneself

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however

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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old man; old geezer

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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danger; peril; hazard; risk

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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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

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older brother; elder brother

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lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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