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to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

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since a little while ago

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pointing at

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evidence; an exhibit

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desperate measure; last-ditch effort

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scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)

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V sign (hand gesture); peace sign

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to catch the eye; to attract attention

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repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

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saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension

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and then; and so; and; so then

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not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

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phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call

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misdirection

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transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

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social networking service; SNS

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hiding; concealment

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to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

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message board

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victory

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to get angry; to lose one's temper

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smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

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in the process of being repaired; during repairs

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and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so

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at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

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wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

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temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

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indignation; resentment

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to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded

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breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty

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cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor

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establishment; founding; organization; organisation

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable

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to detain; to take into custody

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reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given

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public power; governmental authority

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(your) judgment; discernment

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Homer sometimes nods; (lit.) even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes

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a good workman does not blame his tools

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two-front war

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tomorrow morning

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regular time; stated period

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privileged class

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dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand

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information gap; digital divide

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to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)

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