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examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

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love triangle; eternal triangle

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madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits

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to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way

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oh; ah; I'll be darned

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fair and square; open and aboveboard

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manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

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Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)

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thin strip of bamboo

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implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope

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doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

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sweet potato shōchū

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

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The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

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sincere; earnest; serious

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affirmation; affirmative (logic)

2

more than usual

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

1

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

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(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

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child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster

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to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

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marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

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equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings

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to have an interest (in)

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superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

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shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

1

human-like; quite human

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goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet

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birthday present

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good idea

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moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

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along; by; parallel to

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

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try; attempt; try (rugby)

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win; victory

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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to add (to); to add on; to append

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amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

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group (usu. of people)

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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everyone

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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