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padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest

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unification; integration

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ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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be; is

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rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)

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minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

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this much; this amount

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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

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exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

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light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

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dazzling; radiant

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to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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sexual harassment

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octopus

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to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

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beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering

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to come back

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heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop

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reproachful; hateful; bitter

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and then; and so; and; so then

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getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized

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yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

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hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

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order of height

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regular customer; general audience; general public

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to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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manners; etiquette

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party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

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of course; certainly; naturally

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afternoon; p.m.

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store; shop

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to look forward to something

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Little Red Riding Hood

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wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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growing late; latening

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poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

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apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

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murder; killing; murderer

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door-to-door selling

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turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller

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even

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

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