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that's the way it is; such is life

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guest; visitor; visitor's arrival

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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certainly; by all means

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udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

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to knead into

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captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

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body and soul; mind and body

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slave; servant; slavery

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

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proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

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to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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to have no chance (of succeeding)

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long time; many years

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seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

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ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down

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to rust; to become rusty

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daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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to realize; to realise

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light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous

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puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish

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cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet

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work (object) of art

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comment

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stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

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expression; presentation; representation; notation

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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

2

thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient

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gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

4

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

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coating

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forest; shrine grove

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to blow through; to blow across

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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reward; prize

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Saeki

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win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

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breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

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