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to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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(video) recording

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flagrante delicto; caught red-handed

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

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to shake off; to forsake

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

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forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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moment; second; instant

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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vein (esp. in head)

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

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wrist

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firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

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with all one's strength; with all one's might

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to shake and untangle; to shake free from

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

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to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

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brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

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to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

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to win; to gain victory

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

2

light; easy; non-serious; minor

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

3

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

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nostril; nostrils

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police; police officer; police station

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to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

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proper; appropriate; due; suitable

3

to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)

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should; must; -able; probably; likely

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to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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from now on; hereafter

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to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

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control; check; restraint; inhibition

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gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

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to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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