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straw

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to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow

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classical form of martial art

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to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

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to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

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to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

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sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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to point upward; to look upward; to improve

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to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

2

to be powered on; to be turned on

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shout of abuse; jeers; boos

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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dreams; fantasy; visions

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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

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simultaneous; all at once

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Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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to gain a victory; to win

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to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

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total (number); count

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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

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minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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several seconds

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to pause; to have a short intermission

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again (and again); once again; yet again

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cooked rice; meal

2

thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

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to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

2

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting

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postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

2

optimistic; hopeful

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how many people; a number of people

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

2

selection

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

2

short pause; short interval

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the deceased; deaths; persons killed

3

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

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announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release

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commotion; stir

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temporary

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same number

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degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size

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shopping; purchased goods

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both; (not) either

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