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strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

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Japanese (language)

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bottom of one's heart

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to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

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slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

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to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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(made of) plastic

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

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confetti; ticker tape

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state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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with a snap; with a crack

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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retired (uniform) number

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

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(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)

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piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

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water's surface

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therefore; consequently

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sender; consignor; remitter

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to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

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all; everything

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single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

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to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

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to turn completely into; to become completely

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reality

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

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triumphant pose assumed by an athlete

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deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky

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sigh

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to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

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pebble

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to kick hard

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to have repercussions

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sitting; stability

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toast

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fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg

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salad

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all; everything

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

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unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

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