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to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

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trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

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not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

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eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

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to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

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every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

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fresh verdure; new green leaves

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to blow through; to blow across

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to make eye contact

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matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

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elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

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only; merely; just; at most; no more than

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to grumble; to complain

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self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

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boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

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electric current

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retreating figure; appearance from behind

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

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sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

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arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant

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Mishima

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to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

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bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

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to thank

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to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

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inscrutable; incomprehensible

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well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

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unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

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secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

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to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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all over the body; from head to foot; all over

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disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

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kiss

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

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to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

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to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

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nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

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just; right; pure; genuine; truth

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(Saint) Valentine

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to rescue; to free

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woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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evening; early night hours

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former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend

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Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)

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to run about; to rush about

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revolving lantern

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speech and conduct; words and deeds

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