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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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the road home

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to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

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mercy

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a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

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that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

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one room

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tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

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change; conversion; transformation; transformation

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polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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reading partway; leaving half-read

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

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to come alive; to get going; to start to move

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flow of cars

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signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal

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exchange; conversion

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to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen

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to pray; to wish

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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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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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

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return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

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to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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fast-talking; rapid talking

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waiting for the traffic lights to change

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acquaintance; friend; familiar face

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another meeting; meeting again; reunion

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to be helpful; to be useful

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opportunity; chance; trigger; cause

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deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

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(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

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supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition

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sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

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unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

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to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

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to push (something) against

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in that way; like that; that way

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this year

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to be completely still

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to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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