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to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

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in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short

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supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon

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separation; living apart

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performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

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director

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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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one's family (home) background (environment)

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potential; latent faculties; potential capacities

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violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely

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the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!

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short distance; short range; short-haul

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semifinal

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AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)

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police investigator; investigator

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overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team

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preliminary investigation; preparation

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consequence; causal relationship; nexus

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advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist

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mop

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barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band

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patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon

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one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key

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seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)

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Europe and America; the West

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good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

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basketball club

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mutual enemies

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marathon; long-distance race

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handsome

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pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

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Cinderella

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best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

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cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness

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escalation

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ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging

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naked eye; the physical eye

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last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order

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complicity

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championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round

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manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

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special; TV special

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taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

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to pep up; to cheer up

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meditation; contemplation

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to attract attention

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cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

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