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shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom

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to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

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to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground

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anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever

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satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

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favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero

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to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block

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fish basket; creel

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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bang; slam; thud; crash

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to collapse; to flop (onto)

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sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit

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in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish

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Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

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

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to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

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sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

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next term; next period; next version; next release

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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to approach

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nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

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deep blue; navy blue

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short sleeves

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket

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attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb

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full dress; formal dress; uniform

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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to comb down; to smooth down

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fat; tallow; lard; grease

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(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly

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to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)

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(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

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drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

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wheat bran

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container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness

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Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding

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tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed

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hanging scroll

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