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to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

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to take a picture; to take a photo

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filing

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

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what is it?

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to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much

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finally; after great pains; at last; just barely

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I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then

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railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring

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everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

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upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

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frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

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to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

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glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery

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mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object

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to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

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snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight

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charming; fascinating; voluptuous

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to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest

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to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain

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to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift

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drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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grind

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something new (of poor quality)

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pill; birth-control pill; oral contraceptive; the pill

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contraceptive device; birth-control device

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100 percent

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to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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os uteri; cervical os; orifice of the uterus

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sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower

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in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business

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to get out of bed; to show a leg

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

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older sister; lass; young lady

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(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

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to have one's name entered (in a list)

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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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self-defense; self-defence

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clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief

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to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

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the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

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taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

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all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

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employee; employment

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week

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