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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

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to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

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but; however; although

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

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adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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for this reason

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value; worth; merit

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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danger; peril; hazard; risk

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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

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adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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to return; to come back

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curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry

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only; nothing but

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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to come back

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

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female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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

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to escape; to run away

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such ... as; or some such

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

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hell

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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pride

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to love

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to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

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to draw a sword

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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loveable; very likeable; like very much

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