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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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true character; real nature

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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good person; virtuous person

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similar to; like

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to become pregnant

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

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property; fortune; assets

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gem; jewel; precious stone

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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corpse; dead person

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that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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acquaintance; friend; familiar face

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

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special; particular; peculiar; unique

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10 minutes

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

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to steal

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late at night; at a late hour

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I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit

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surrender

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old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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to be too late; to be too slow

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scorn; disdain; contempt

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manners; behavior; behaviour

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to tear off

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guts; bowels; intestines

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

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site; plot; lot; grounds

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the way one talks; one's way of speaking

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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safety device

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to beat to death; to kill

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meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

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