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having just started...

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thank you

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slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder

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embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

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wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber

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settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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baptism

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sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)

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fine (mesh, fabric texture)

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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

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to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

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rather; better

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to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect

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unkind; mean

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moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

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favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about

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fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

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general idea; concept; notion

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philosophy

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to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

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Einstein

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from there; thence

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Mephisto

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turn

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sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

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performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

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huge success

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most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece

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restaurant with only set meals

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halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

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complaint; grumble

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mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares

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to catch one's attention

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gem; jewel; precious stone

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screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation

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dividing into parts

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noise; din

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failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

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great talents mature late

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deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

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fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

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shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

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to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)

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to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

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to torment; to harass; to tease

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extreme sadist; very sadistic

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(smile) broadly

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clerk; office worker; kulak

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