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to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

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all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die

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(one's) shame and public reputation; (one's) sense of shame and concern for appearances

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to cling

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to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)

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to support each other; to support one another

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contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

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shoulder width (breadth)

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to fall prostrate

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to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

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raging stream; rapids

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height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing

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pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped

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number line (e.g. on a graph); real number line

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Straw Millionaire (Japanese Buddhist folk tale)

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The Mouse's Marriage; The Mouse's Wedding

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connected as one; unbroken; linked together

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triangle

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excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)

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to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

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please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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22nd day of the month; 22 days

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17x11cm paperback books

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shirokuban (paper size of 127x188mm); duodecimo

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sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)

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if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful

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removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to

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telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism

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talking quietly; quiet conversation; idle talk

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to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

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waiter

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to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

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getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of

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common; ordinary; conventional; customary

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school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college

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indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)

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great majority

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average; mean; balance; equilibrium

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above; more than

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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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just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

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reserved seat

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to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

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