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sad; melancholy

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shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

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to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

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wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

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renewal; update; innovation; improvement

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without

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advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

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component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

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management; administration; operation

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group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

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derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)

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enterprise; business; company; corporation

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sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

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normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

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to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

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fluent (in a language); flowing

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well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

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refreshing; clear

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to subsist; to keep on living

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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to stop (plug) one's ears

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to smile (at someone)

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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certain; definite; clear; credible

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to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

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to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

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every time; each round

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noon; midday; daytime; lunch

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new life

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consists of; comprises; is made up of

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hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

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in one's imagination

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apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

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to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

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soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

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health; healthy; sound; fit

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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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waterfall; (arch.) rapids

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secret; secrecy

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how; in what way; I wonder

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

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to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

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unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

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