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cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)

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to sidle up to

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

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time passes

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another thing; other things; another man's property

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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hereabouts; around here

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grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

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with a start; with a jump

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to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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to jump up to one's feet

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

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exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

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having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

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to the last; persistency; thoroughness

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

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to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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politician; statesman

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great laughter; burst of laughter

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to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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jealousy; envy

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know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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corner; nook

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intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

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to grow up; to become an adult

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branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

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to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

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compromise proposal

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making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands

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(the thing) itself

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planning; project; plan; design

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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extortion; shakedown

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meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

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to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

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stationery shop; a stationer

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fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

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emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit

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sky-blue

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to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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spread; span; expanse; extent

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writing paper; stationery; notepaper

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kitten; small cat

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