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discovery; detection; finding

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7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side

4

to grill again; to rehash

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to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

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puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

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to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

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(religious) faith; belief; creed

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stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

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to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount

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shah; former ruler of Iran

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dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)

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(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap

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(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane

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nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade

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doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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ability; performance; efficiency

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top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading

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chastity; virtue; fidelity

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suicide

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through; non-stop; direct; going straight to

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nerve; nerves; sensitivity

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to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

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totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted

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calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

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teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

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hospitalization; hospitalisation

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sickroom; hospital room; ward

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large number of people

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

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to wave one's hand

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visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

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private; personal

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to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

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nice; likeable; desirable

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first generation; founder

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extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

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to shed blood

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to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into

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to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)

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to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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(video) recording

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cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

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cover; lid; cap

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other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

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stare; gaze; fixation

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silence; stillness; quietness

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Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

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sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering

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