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practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

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as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

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reason; pretext; motive

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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personal appearance; character; personality

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lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

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to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

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being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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pointing out; identification

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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critical; critical hit

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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double

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still; even now; to this day

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sentiment; sentimentality

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to escape from; to get out

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

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to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

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pizza; fat, ugly person

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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to beat the hell out of

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to expel; to drive out

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to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

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unjust; inhuman

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correction; rectification; mending; repair

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choice; selection

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since then; from that time; ever since

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to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

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signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal

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crowd of people

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to come and go; to go back and forth

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main street

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sandbank (in a river); sandbar

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to leave behind

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footpath; walkway; sidewalk

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fragment; scrap; piece; shred

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pedestrian crossing; crosswalk

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opposite shore

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(with a) start; fright; alarm

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opposite bank; farther shore

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foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

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tourist

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to form a line (row)

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