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to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

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to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

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pet food

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insulting; offensive

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doggie; pooch; bow-wow

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niece

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spark

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critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

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area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

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common people; ordinary people; masses

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fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome

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bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

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low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination

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eating; bite (in fishing)

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planning; project; plan; design

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(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director

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advanced level; high grade; senior

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(social) class; rank; grade

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imperial court; royal court

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pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari

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to some degree; up to a point; to some extent

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to give one's life; to lay down one's life

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ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience

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not in one's right mind; insane

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unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

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domestic wastewater; household effluent

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riverbank; riverside

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one revolution; one rotation

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to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

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skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument

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it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world

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itch

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practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)

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fully armed; armed to the teeth

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dance

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perfection; flawlessness

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cannot possibly be

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stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

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short pause; short interval

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exchange of blows; long rally

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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historical play; period drama

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weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

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fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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overconfident; presumptuous

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heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

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the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

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hint; suggestion

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pious; devout

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