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to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

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extreme; radical

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

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longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration

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(a) look; gaze

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

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like that; that way

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blinking (in surprise)

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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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investment; contribution; financing

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influence; clout; leverage

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apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

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leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

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investor; financier

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large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

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donation; contribution; endowment

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management policies

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what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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not required

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly

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to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

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chuckle; giggle

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serious look (on one's face); straight face

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beginning; start

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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bull's-eye; the mark

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to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

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to be hesitant; to feel timid

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to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself

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to worry oneself sick

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to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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to move forward; to move on

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etiquette; courtesy

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inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless

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regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition

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to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

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author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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profile

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

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backscratcher

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Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)

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