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to grimace; to frown

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

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label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)

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to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

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to label (someone as)

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many; a lot; much; multitude

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villager

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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training; drill; practice; discipline

4

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

1

abrupt; sudden

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each other; one another

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

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field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers

1

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

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to overdo; to do too much

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

5

you (plural); all of you; you all

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

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projection; protrusion

4

to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

4

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

2

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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most; much; greatly

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one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

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putting into operation; invocation

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to pinch and crush; to pinch out

1

simmer; bubble out; flow out

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

1

to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

2

you could say; you might say; verging on the

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adult; grown-up

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ethical; moral

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preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking

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a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

2

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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