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to pretend

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last resort

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willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

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to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

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in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)

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to take time

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

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straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal

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roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

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probability; likelihood; chances

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text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

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to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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in that way; like that; that way

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certain; sure; doubtless

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

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as one promised

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to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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one day; (on) a certain day

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

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opinion; view; comment

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

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

4

column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

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to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)

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one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

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maintaining the status quo

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way of eating; how to eat

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pen

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eating quickly; speed-eating

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frequency (of occurrence)

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these

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

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moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

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individual differences; personal equation

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easy to understand

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rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

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round, wooden container for cooked rice

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wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop

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next; then; after that

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brain; brains; mind

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centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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