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smelling of incense; overly pious

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I; me

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next (spoken) word

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section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy

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adding; addition; extra

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How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

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three-way deadlock

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to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

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to understand; to make out

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so to speak; so to call it; as it were

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standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

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capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

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friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

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sword

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seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate

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lateness; tardiness; arriving late

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acquaintance

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foreign; abroad; overseas

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connection; link; relationship

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real name

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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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competition; rivalry; something worth doing

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coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

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ground to ground

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being worth doing

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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(find) common (meeting) ground

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switching over to; migration; transition

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duel; shoot-out

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tradition; convention

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to kill each other

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programme; program; plans; arrangements

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battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

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complete recovery of health

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escape; getaway; evasion

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alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do

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final farewell

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certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams

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must not; do not

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to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

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two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.

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to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

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Antarctica

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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coward; dastard

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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