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insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive

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misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

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fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

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front seat

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to keep a record; to keep a tally

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oneself; one's body

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five minutes

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surprise attack

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longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

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umpire; referee

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with a snap; with a crack

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peek; peeping; peeking

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to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

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light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing

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binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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upper right

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round; spherical; circular

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to point at

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paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

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selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell

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sender

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formation of a (political) party

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to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk

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blank space; margin; blank canvas

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stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji

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results of a scientific investigation; findings

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lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe

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ironing board

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iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong

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in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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directivity; directionality; intentionality

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pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)

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small fire

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submersion; inundation; being flooded

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evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace

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good correspondent; ready writer

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to be fulfilled; to be satisfied

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to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)

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placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

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Roman numerals

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expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

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command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English

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flamingo

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misreading; misinterpreting

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a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation

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doing ...; in the process of ...

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spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story

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