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smooth sailing

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

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convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

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snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend

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nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den

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to hate; to dislike; to loathe

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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else

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to join forces; to cooperate

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struggle (for); scramble; contest

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versus; vs.; v.

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fanfare; flourish of trumpets

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heavy thunder

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tens of thousands

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field; sports stadium; arena

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operating system; OS

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erectile dysfunction

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ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

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clanging; empty; deserted

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deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free

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finger; one's finger

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sound effect

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inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

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light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms

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background music; BGM

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to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

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fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

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light; right; right field; right fielder

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kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department

3

spotlight

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as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

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much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

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crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience

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decision of a contest; finals (in sports)

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

2

extravagant; absurd

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to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol

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miso soup

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nikujaga; meat and potato stew

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grilled fish

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elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

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cooking; food preparation

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each (person); everyone; individual; respective

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supply; provision; raising; procurement

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