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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

3

society; public; community; social studies

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geography

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subject; curriculum

2

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

1

putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

1

friend; companion

6

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

1

to interrupt; to butt in

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

3

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

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cooperation; collaboration

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to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

3

high score

4

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

2

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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this one

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to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner

4

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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to increase; to multiply

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

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sudden change; complete change

2

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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surely; certainly; without doubt

2

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

2

samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

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shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

5

dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually

1

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

2

now; come (now); well

1

fair and square; open and aboveboard

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

1

ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)

3

guess; conjecture

1

living up to one's reputation

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

4

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

smooth

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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