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bitter-tasting bug

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easy to imagine

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to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

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to improve one's skill

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self-education; self-instruction; self-study

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half share; half a man

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meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

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talent; ability

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uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

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while; during; performed in this condition

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respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

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faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

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since then; from that time; ever since

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in public; in company

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

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persecution; oppression

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to prevent; to take precautions

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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somehow; somewhat; seemingly

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on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

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only once

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

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imagination; supposition; guess

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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against; contrary to

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to have in one's dreams

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infant; baby; little child

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

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one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

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to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

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and; thereupon; because of that

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to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect

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different school (e.g. of ikebana)

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asking oneself

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really; truly

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

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to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish

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news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

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continuation; succession; series

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