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pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

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impossible

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equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

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relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

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advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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company president; manager; director

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prize; award

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connection; pull

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aim

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within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts

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trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)

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reputation; respectability

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to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

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love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

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he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

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manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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excuse; explanation

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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by myself; in person; by oneself

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(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

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to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)

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meaning; called; said

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sea; ocean; waters

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God; god; ace; king; superior person

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singer

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Tendou Yoshimi (1957.9-)

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singing voice; (sound of) singing

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preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

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one's skill as a singer

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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art of tanka poetry

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many; numerous

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

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to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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