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local resident

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I can tell you; heh

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handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

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blinking (in surprise)

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to make one's rounds; to patrol

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kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

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to catch

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now is the time

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Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

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decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

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to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle

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rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

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(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

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armed forces; military; troops

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underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

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soldier; sailor

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it's not like; it isn't as if

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general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

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(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army

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recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

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vanguard; advance guard

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to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

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to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off

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to bind up; to tie up

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capable of anything; liable to do

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

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to mean

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imagination; supposition; guess

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that is to say; so that means

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light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

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cadet

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to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

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cough; ahem

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dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)

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dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

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evening; night; dinner

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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whatever the case; under any circumstances

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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late at night

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writing (e.g. as a profession)

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lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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