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predation; eating prey; preying upon

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homing instinct

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madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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fundamental; basic

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development; exploitation

2

caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff

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to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

1

to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

1

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

3

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

2

practice; practising; experience

2

reigning; controlling; dictating

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being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

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to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)

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preparation; provision; guarding

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anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

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since when; from when; how long

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

3

to do

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to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

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one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

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newspaper

3

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

stylus; steel pen; stencil pen

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

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decision; determination

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monotonous

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in the morning; during the morning

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footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability

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standard

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to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit

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to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

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more than usual

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

separate case; another matter

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as always; as ever; though it's always the case

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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candlestick; candlestand

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establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

4

unveiling; debut; introduction

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invitation

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main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour

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sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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pressure

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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