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to settle (a problem)

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to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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small; little; tiny

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back (of body)

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giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

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(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination

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to become clear; to be made public

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

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to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

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to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

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double suicide; lovers' suicide

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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(together) with; -wide; including

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decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

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badness; evilness; bad; evil

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negative; minus

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inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

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generation; the world; the age

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present post; current office; (an) incumbent

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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bottom of one's heart

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concealment; shelter; harboring; harbouring

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destruction of evidence

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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re-examination; reinvestigation

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exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

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top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

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to conspire (with); to prearrange

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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poor physical health; bad shape

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treatment (of a person); dealing with

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return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

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continuing to pitch

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percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

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firm refusal

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successor

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to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)

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correction; rectification; mending; repair

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Japan's best; number one in Japan

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

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to detain; to check; to restrain

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