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to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

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to cease; to stop; to be over

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enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour

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to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

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central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses

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to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

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to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

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impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

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blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)

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to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

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once more; again

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distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

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to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

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to remake; to rebuild

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cheek (of face)

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devil; imp; evil spirit

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

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curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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win; victory

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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strange; odd; unusual

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to bud; to sprout

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

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to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

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reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

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compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

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to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

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to lure; to invite out

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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very interesting; of great interest

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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction

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to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound

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to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate

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delusion; trick of the imagination

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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