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(period of) a year; during the era (of)

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from here; from this place

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to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)

2

several times; a few times

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piercingly

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

4

to have more losses than wins; to trail an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be behind (in wins); to have a losing record

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

2

authenticity; credibility

1

same generation; one's generation

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the front (of a battlefield); forefront

3

colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated

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to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate

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monster

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to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee

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public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

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personal; individual; private

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abstract

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to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way

1

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

7

riddle; puzzle; enigma

1

soon; shortly; before long

2

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

1

fluent (in a language); flowing

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small part (e.g. in a film); bit part; extra

2

simple and clear; plain and simple

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roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

2

shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom

2

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

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Sun

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back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

3

is that so?

5

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

2

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

2

thumb print

1

obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant

1

so far as

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restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

1

flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily

1

calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing

1

strap (to hang onto); hanging strap

2

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

3

once per week

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week

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putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

3

hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!

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housing district; residential district

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to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth

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main character

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