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(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

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work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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criticism; critique; review; commentary

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frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

fake smile; false smile

2

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

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to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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to change direction

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conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

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to be perturbed; to be agitated

3

last month

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

2

all; everyone; everybody

3

burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)

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opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

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metal

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stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

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non-inflammability; incombustibility

1

comparison

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

date and time

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

1

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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

1

shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments

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good news

2

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

3

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

to guess; to estimate

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both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

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sense of nostalgia

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seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)

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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

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to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

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problem child

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watchdog; chaperone; watcher

2

reproachful; hateful; bitter

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

2

already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

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familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

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scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

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arbitration; intercession; mediation

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silver powder; powdered silver

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negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement

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