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pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

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to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

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earnest; single-minded

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

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unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

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accidental death

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just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

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to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)

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to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

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Scylla

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column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

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use; utilization; utilisation; application

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bang; slam; thud; crash

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silence; stillness; quietness

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

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to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

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lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate

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making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

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to wipe; to dry

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to remake; to rebuild

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line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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to go out and away; to leave

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what on Earth is this?

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defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard

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third day of the month; three days

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to be in opposition; to be in private life

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Italian

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salad

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pizza; fat, ugly person

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hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter

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vegetable

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sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

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dressing; dressing; putting on clothes

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harmony

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we; us

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familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

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control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

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for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

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to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

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to unfold; to unroll; to open

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eye-witness; witness

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really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

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