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close; intimate; on good terms

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just now; a moment ago; this very minute

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

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fate; chance; relationship; tie

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to have the privilege of doing

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details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

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master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio

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to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

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improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

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temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

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now that you say that; now that you mention it

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exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)

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provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

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niece

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result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

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third-year student; third-year pupil

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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to clap

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ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

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to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill

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interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

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back tooth; molar

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having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on

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carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

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starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card

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versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

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ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

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

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refreshing; clear

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(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

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head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)

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interruption; suspension; break

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to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

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aunt

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scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

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

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to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose

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usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while

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to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam

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pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)

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selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity

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to rage; to be fierce; to be excited

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becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent

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sworn enemy

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