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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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Guardia

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to rescue from; to help out of; to save

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to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle

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to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

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unnatural; affected; studied; forced

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party

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to like; to love; to be fond of

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seeing one off; farewell; escort

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)

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bitter-tasting bug

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

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one's troops

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears

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always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

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glass; pane

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to smash; to crush

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acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

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to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

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with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

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to miss a chance; to fail to do

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I beg your pardon

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to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

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elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

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giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji

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in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

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Imperial Guards

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to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

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to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor

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tit for tat (verbally)

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to pick a fight

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

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rest; break; recess; intermission

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return; welcome home

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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