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homicidal maniac

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affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable

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minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle

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emotional; sentimental

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just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

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deciphering; decoding

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spacious; vast; wide

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France; French (language)

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directions; rules of use

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to be

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abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation

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originally

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layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

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tile

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to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

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dictionary with Japanese definitions of kanji and kanji compounds; kanji dictionary

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encampment; position

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enclosure; box; siege

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competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

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men; man

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ladder (in go)

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diagonal move (in the game of go)

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appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)

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to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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addition

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eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

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radical (of a kanji character)

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even; indicates something unexpected occurs

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carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

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to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

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lower eyelid

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whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

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small man

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characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-

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southwest

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conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

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not so

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house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

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agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance

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god of death; death deity; Death

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scythe

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to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

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