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to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

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to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

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things depend on how you look at them

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one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

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selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans

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date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

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the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)

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taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

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invitation; introduction; temptation

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stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)

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does not seem (to be)

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train window; car window

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severe; harsh

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward

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something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous

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valley; ravine; glen; gorge

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group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

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each and every; all

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scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

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to use X as a selling point

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answer respectively agreement or disagreement

2

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

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vertical; perpendicular

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fall; drop; descent; coming down

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roller coaster; big dipper

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unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

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to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

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parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage

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entrance; admission; entering

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gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element

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well-cooked; well-done; browned

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closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family

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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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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

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to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

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entirely; (not) at all

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estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

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to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

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admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform

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rain

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available; usable (e.g. bandwidth)

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to form a line (row)

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people

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smooth

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inside the garden (park)

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to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

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insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

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