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oh, yes?; really?

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by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference

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heresy

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

3

to be fated to; be linked by fate

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competent; suitable; qualified

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to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain

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sudden change; upheaval

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to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

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intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

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fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

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to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

2

weakening

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crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

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mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

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empirical; from experience

2

attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.

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preparation; provision; guarding

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absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

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if so; if it be so; in that case; then

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father

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dim; gloomy

2

dusty

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bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving

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bookrest

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to squat; to crouch

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something like ...; something called ...

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roof

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indoor; inside the room

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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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aha!; yes sir

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to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

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image quality (film, video, etc.)

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5G; fifth generation (of wireless cellular technology)

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longed-for; anxiously awaited

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fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

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Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide

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to grow taller (of people)

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regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition

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height (of body); stature

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each other; one another

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it seems that; as if

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a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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