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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

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mole; lentigo; beauty spot

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slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

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ballot; vote

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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relation; relationship

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(election) campaign car

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to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around

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politician; statesman

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finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables

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to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

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to cut off; to lop off; to prune

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the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

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your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

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vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery

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déjà vu

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difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

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suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy

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retainer; retinue; servant

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sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

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talented woman

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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explanation; vindication

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tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces

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kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)

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innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart

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instant; moment; for an instant

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to take one's eyes off

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

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

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toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

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tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

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swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is

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recently; lately; these days

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touting; tout; barker; pander

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amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

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discharge; dismissal

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job hunting; job searching

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well-ordered; systematic

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busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)

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(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

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