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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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shifting gears; changing gears

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)

1

bolt from the blue; great surprise

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guess; speculation; supposition

2

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

reference; allusion

1

manner; style

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

2

to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

2

intimacy; friendship

1

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

1

studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

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participant in eating competitions; competetive eater

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right (to do something); authority; power

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forced; compulsory

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(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content

1

fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

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vertical and horizontal; warp and weft (weaving); warp and woof

1

highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

1

secret; secrecy

1

mist; haze

1

to harden one's heart; to steel oneself

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

3

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

1

to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

2

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

1

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

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Summer Triangle (asterism)

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stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

1

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

7

season; time of year

2

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

1

environment; surroundings; circumstances

1

things; everything

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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relationship; relation

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stimulating; exciting; provocative

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