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coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

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superstar

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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but; however; even though; even if

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resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)

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pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings

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blues

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child; childish person; immature person

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reptiles

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

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in the ward or borough

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ouch

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cheek (of face)

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Akita (city, prefecture)

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

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I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves

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conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

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it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...

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to go out and away; to leave

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sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

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one machine; one aircraft; one life

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lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person

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humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on

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old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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to be; to exist

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box

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to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

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siren

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time bomb

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

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logical

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contradiction; inconsistency

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one way or the other; either way

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conclusion

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sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

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ultimate weapon; one's final trump card

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to take the initiative

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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all over; all over the place; everywhere

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