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(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

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relation; connection; relevance

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tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge

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(political) power; authority; influence

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to reach; to get to

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to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

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live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure

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killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous

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reproachful; resentful; spiteful

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to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

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to be of help; to be useful; to go toward

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)

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all day long; all the day; throughout the day

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high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis

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example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

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otherwise; if not; or else

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favour; favor

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future; distant future

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in the end; finally; after all; ultimately

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sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

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putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

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one's share; one's portion

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to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

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until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

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lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma

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effect; virtue; efficacy; impression

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coupled with; together

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to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open

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to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

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tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

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afternoon; p.m.

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to lie down (and rest)

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to lose consciousness

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iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

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lead (Pb)

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mercury (Hg)

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sulfur (S); sulphur

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or; either ... or ...

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plural; multiple; plural (number)

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large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

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ore; mineral; crystal

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mining; digging; working (a mine)

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measuring; weighing; metric; distance function

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grade; class; degree; magnitude

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rating; ranking; grading; classification

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inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit

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appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

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evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

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