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Raymond

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imitation; copying

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

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forcibly; against one's will

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

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to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

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to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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to swell up

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

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in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs

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kiss

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fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

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this much; this amount

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to poke; to push

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effect; virtue; efficacy; impression

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understood; I see; OK; present; here

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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what; what?; hey!

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to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

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declaration; profession

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to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly

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clearing one's throat; cough

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

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still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

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to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour

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plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

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you (plural)

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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speech and conduct; words and deeds

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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dozens; scores of; decades

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to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

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monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

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cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

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altogether; entirely

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defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)

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to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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