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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest

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control; management; supervision

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strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

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destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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doorknob; door knob; door handle

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to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry

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mwahaha; giggle; cackle

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bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

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to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)

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other side; opposite side; other party

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lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

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tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

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unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

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to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)

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end; termination point

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to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

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to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

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infant; baby; little child

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to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on

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cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice

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suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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to grow up; to become an adult

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self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

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condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

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to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

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abusive language

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at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant

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to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)

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(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

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to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

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call; appeal

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pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

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epilogue

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refusal; rejection

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intuitive

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distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

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

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