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overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless

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natural; natural (sign)

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bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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remark; statement; discourse

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to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

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to talk; to speak

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to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

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permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

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clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

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to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

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shopping

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karaoke

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bowling (esp. tenpin)

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to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

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with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

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to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam

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dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

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mass production

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crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

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youth; adolescence; springtime of life

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height of; middle of; full bloom

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never; not at all

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radiant smile; contented smile

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therefore; for that reason; such being the case

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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sure; yeah; I know

1

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

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recreation; diversion; relaxation

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at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant

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to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

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every person; every mouth; every entrance

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three people

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

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to show up; to appear; to turn up

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with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap

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to become better; to improve

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mike; mic; microphone

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

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to unfold; to unroll; to open

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really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

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nature; character; disposition

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