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to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

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separation; farewell; parting

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counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

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trivial; slight

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small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

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nuance

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to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

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dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

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rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

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incompatible; (going together) like oil and water

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle

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moon; month

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Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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to be eloquent; to have a way with words

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sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing

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eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

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to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)

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too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

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carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride

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to shake and untangle; to shake free from

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sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering

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to cling to

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to tear off; to rip off

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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misunderstanding

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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burn; scald

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tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

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great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

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word; remark; statement

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

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to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary

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hair's breadth

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to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

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to lean over; to lean in

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; extremely; incredibly; tremendously

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just because; even if; even though

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loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless

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bottom; buttocks

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to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

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to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

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hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

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not understanding; not knowing

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