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Hōō Maru (Western-style Japanese frigate, launched in 1853)

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rapids

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very thick; seriously thick

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paraselene; moon dog; moondog (bright spot on either side of the Moon caused by refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)

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d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.

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ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà

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scariest; most frightening

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role-playing game; RPG

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enter

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lucky shot; fluke

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kernel

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beginning of a game

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written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

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splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

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continuing one's education into university

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fever (state of excitement)

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heave-ho!; heave!

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doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension

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digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

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black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery

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flaring up; bursting into flames

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palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

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swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy

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good job

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(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description

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original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical

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circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

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well done; good job

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cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

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stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance

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glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle

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game over

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to practice magic; to practise magic

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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government worker; public servant; civil servant

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to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

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last resort

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role-playing game; RPG

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to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

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child

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damn kids

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rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

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sometimes; often

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free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control

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clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

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great mistake

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snoring; snore

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