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to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

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steady; honest; sober; straightforward

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to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

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Kawasaki (city)

2

rice riot

1

policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)

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the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

1

Junji

20

municipal railway; city streetcar; tram

4

tear-gas bomb

4

to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell

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living together; mixed residence; sharing living quarters; multi-tenant; community

1

early rising

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your letter

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haltingly; stutteringly

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volley firing; fusillade; broadside

1

case; situation

1

please sit down; please have a seat

1

octave

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hell; Mr

2

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

1

art club

2

serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

1

advertising department; public relations department; PR department

1

to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)

1

to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

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happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

1

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

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(on one's) mind; heed

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trivial; not amounting to much

1

cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone

1

(oil painting) canvas

2

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

2

secretariat

2

wooden wall

3

to lean against; to set against

3

Asian people; Orientals

1

scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)

1

arrest; custody; detention

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

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saber (cavalry sword); sabre

1

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

1

gaiter; puttee

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

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to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

1

sketch; rough draft

2

attack; charge; raid

2

to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

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chemical plant; chemical factory; chemical works

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