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to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

1

one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls

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to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

10

number one; first; best; most; game; round

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to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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peach blossom

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

3

1000 ri; (a) long distance

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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three; three years of age

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

2

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

3

failure; mistake; blunder

1

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

1

absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

3

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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descending a mountain; descent

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

1

I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

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seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate

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things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

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if it's the case

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game

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

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most; much; greatly

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless

1

to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

suspicious person

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

3

one hour

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to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

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incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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