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to turn one's face away

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knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser

1

ego; egoism; egoist

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role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role

1

invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)

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irreplaceable

2

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

5

to be betrayed by a trusted follower

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filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty

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observing eye

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fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

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to have a hard time of it

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breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation

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to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

minority group (party); minority

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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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success story

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village girl

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to take a veneer off something

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to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

1

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

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keepsake; memorabilia; memento

2

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

2

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

3

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

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one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route

5

accession to the throne; enthronement

7

undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows

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to be intolerable; to be unpardonable

2

increase in activity; activation

3

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

2

to support each other; to support one another

1

ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum

1

armed might; military power; the sword; force

6

to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

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winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

13

proud; having a prominent nose

2

reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence

2

sting operation; undercover investigation

1

katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice

5

mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make

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to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)

2

insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

3

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

4

moderate faction; moderates

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heartstrings; koto string

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route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

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to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

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chivalrous thief

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