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rain cloud

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daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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weather; fair weather; fine weather

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day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

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to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)

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figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

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way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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giving something a try because it will not do any harm

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one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

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in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

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duty of confidentiality

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having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret

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pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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to draw a sword

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degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety

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final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)

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to return; to come back

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)

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making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition

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calf

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boots; boot

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made of metal; metallic

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hammer

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rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle

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team

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to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then

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collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

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advice; warning

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

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the former; the first

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to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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to fight to the bitter end

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praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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such; like that; that sort of

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sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing

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other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha

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throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)

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to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

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to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

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forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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Shuhari; three stages of mastery: the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, creating one's own techniques

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