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changing for the better

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

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bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

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uncertain; indefinite

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guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

2

technical skill; ability; capacity

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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act of terror; terrorist attack

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information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing

1

backpacker

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travel; trip; journey

1

to leave as is; to ignore

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to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

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sympathy; compassion

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to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large

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to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare

1

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

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to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law

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better; preferable

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon

1

very low in sugar content

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dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea

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to carry; to bring (to a place)

1

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

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type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection

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wallet; billfold

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rediscovery

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small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

4

a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh

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self-examination; reflection

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one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

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100 yen coin

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up

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to be deaf; to not be able to hear

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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

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ultrasonic waves; ultrasound

1

spasmodic(ally); fitful

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web browser

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present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

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transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

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frequency (esp. of waveforms)

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brain

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thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder

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gestalt

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raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities

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deck (of a ship)

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to smash; to crush

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