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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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1,000,000,000,000; one trillion; 10^12

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one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

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simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

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acquaintance

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repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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in a circle (ring)

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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(in spite of) being old enough to know better

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putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

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bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

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to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

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slice; small piece

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to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

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number one

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throne; first place; top spot; championship

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return; restoration

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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on and after; from ... onward; since

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leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

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business; trade; operations; sales

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nonstop (journey)

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libido

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person with an unhealthy romantic obsession

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all day long; all the day; throughout the day

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prostitution

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mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

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hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

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simply put; putting it simply; in short

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aphrodisiac; love potion; philter

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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nonchalantly; without a care

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inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

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close; intimate; on good terms

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privacy

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

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marriage

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sure; yeah; I know

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neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town

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wealthy merchant

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each other; one another

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parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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