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with great caution; gingerly

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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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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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old man; old geezer

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth

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honest; steady

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come hell or high water

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spirit; disposition

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tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)

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(doing) karaoke by oneself

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interval; step; pitch; key

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correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform

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imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

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king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

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married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

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popular

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commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town

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(public) park

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circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

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sports park; athletic park; stadium

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near; nearby; not far off

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to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

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official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation

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reserved seat

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waiter

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to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

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to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

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to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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counter for books; volume

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small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

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to be stiff; to be starchy

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shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard

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to read too much

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pity; sorrow; grief; misery

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cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

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bra

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senior high school student

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cheating

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training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen

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to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

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severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

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people; populace; masses

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to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

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to reread; to read again

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reality

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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