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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

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to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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to plunder; to grab; to snatch

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fast-talking; rapid talking

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Japanese tea

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if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

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dessert; desert

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tiramisu

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great haste; mad rush

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evening meal; dinner

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to begin (doing); to start (doing)

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empty can

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indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice

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if; in case; supposing

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tea leaf; tea leaves

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meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive

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epilogue

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evening paper

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heading; headline; index; headword

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end; conclusion

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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Manekineko

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to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

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new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

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(written) proposal

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idea

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illustrated; pictorial

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to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

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magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank

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wrinkle reduction; rhytidoplasty

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umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

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tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams

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meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out

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to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

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hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

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cage; pen; (jail) cell

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

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depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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prize; award

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demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

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