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friend; acquaintance

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

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system; institution; organization; organisation

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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maneuver to draw a sword from its scabbard and cut immediately

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no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as

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to compete with; to vie for

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festival music

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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as you want; as you will

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arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition

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Kawaramachidoori

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Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)

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whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence

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season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh

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soy sauce; shoyu

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when; how soon; how long until

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Shinnosuke

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next day

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to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

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bold; daring; audacious

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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

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circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

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to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

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to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

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uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

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eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

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suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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lethal; fatal

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good morning

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to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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what's the matter?

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somehow; for some reason or other

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to anticipate; to foresee

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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great mistake

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now; come (now); well

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door; gate; opening; title page

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

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jealousy; envy

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self-protection

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point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

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finish; finishing; finishing touches

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dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation

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