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cool air

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to blow through; to blow across

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not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

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to take a breath; to take a short rest

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sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

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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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to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

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to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

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existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic

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clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance

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to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty

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never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

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in one's imagination

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats

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the very thing; itself

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old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

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reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

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to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

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uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

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apparent; obvious; very clear

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to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

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to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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to be reminded of; to call to mind

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to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

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somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

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obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

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fate; destiny; lot

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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

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child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed

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love; affection

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stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person

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earnest; single-minded

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very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

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addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)

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implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

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opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

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friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy

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