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cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

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to do

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(words to) that effect

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reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

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bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

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gatepost; pier

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single-father household; motherless family

3

to die; to pass away

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complete agreement

1

hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)

4

formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave

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since then; after that

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vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless

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struggle (for); scramble; contest

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jeans; dungarees

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groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz

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stalker; (mechanical) stoker

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short; brief

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first name; given name

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having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

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all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

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prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)

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both fists

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adherent; devotee; believer

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

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to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook

5

undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability

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depravity; corruption; degradation

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seducer; tempter; temptress; enticer; charmer; betrayer

1

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

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continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

3

addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)

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regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification

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monthly tuition fee

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

4

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

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to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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real intention; true motive; true meaning

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January; first month of the lunar calendar

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be that as it may; even so; though that be so

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skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently

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determination; resolution

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joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

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