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I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor

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every evening; night after night

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song

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friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

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Milky Way; galaxy

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to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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roar; howl; yell; bellow

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sound of an explosion

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beheading; decapitation

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Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

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three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men; the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)

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lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash

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why; how

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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to win; to gain victory

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

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specially equipped; customized; customised

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publication

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merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

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to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

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dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

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drawing a sword; drawn sword

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blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

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lion (Panthera leo)

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creation; Creation (by God)

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the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

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to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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as (somebody) says

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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worm; insect

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

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we; us

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big; large; great

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how long; how much; to what extent

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to be silent; to say nothing

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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