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to shrug one's shoulders

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

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second

2

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

4

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

2

pair; the two; both persons; both things

6

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

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to frown; to squint

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agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

3

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

3

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

3

disregarding; ignoring

5

(examination) comments and marks; rating

2

easy; simple; light

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

2

stealthily; secretly; in secret

3

a help; assistance

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

4

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

1

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

aptitude; aptness; suitability

1

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

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to watch over; to watch attentively

2

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

2

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

3

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

expression; phraseology

2

questions and answers; dialogue

1

husband

4

to fall flat; to fall face down

1

any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

1

dealing with; coping with

5

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks

1

of course; certainly; naturally

4

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

2

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

2

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

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confuting; arguing down

2

accomplishment; execution

7

rule; government

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

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proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge

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