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professional duties

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to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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this for sure; certainly is

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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at the last moment; this late in the game

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unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

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to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

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grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

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hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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such; like that; in that way

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letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter

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if you insist

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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change

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first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes

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expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

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what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

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distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)

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cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable

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if I (we, etc.) could

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to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

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hammer

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what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

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immediately following

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mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

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fund; foundation

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high-pitched; shrill

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metallic sound; metallic clank

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spark

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to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing

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shock; impact; crash

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waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

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pebble

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to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

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to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

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winter sky

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

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to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with

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hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

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