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to do one's best; to put forth every effort

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ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

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set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

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magician; illusionist

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chaser; pursuer; chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink

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(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route

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exit and entrance

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companion; company

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suspension bridge; rope bridge

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to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

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thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

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exaggeration

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nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

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staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

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to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

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adverse circumstances; adversity

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runner's high

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to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

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Labor Standards Act

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whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

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top recommendation; (something) highly recommended

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racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

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flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat

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cost

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this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means

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to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

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to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own

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interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)

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losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down

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Shinjuku Station

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(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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step; pace; stride

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to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time

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homeroom; form room; form class

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breaking down; defeating; abolishing

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ability; performance; efficiency

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slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely

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hard worker; hardworking person

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to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

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speck

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split; division; break up

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lesson; precept; teachings; moral

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

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halting (speech); faltering; stammering

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all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults

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showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

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precedent

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degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings

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to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

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