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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

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retort; back talk; backchat

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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inside; within

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caustic words

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

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so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

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child

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute

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indicates question

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)

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laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

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signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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each other; one another

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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head house (family); birthplace; originator

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

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balance; equilibrium

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to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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if I (we, etc.) could

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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automatic; intransitive verb

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to answer the phone

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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(car) horn; klaxon

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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