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to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

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one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

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desperately; for one's dear life

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to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

2

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

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not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

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whole face; all over one's face

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to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

3

knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

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to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

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chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

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pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

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earlobe

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sloshingly; swishingly

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wetting; love affair; lover

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explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

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easy; simple; light

2

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

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mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

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pinpoint

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to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

2

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

2

sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)

1

same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

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hegemony; leadership; initiative

2

to tremble; to shiver; to shake

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

3

the other; the other one

4

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

2

24 hours; twenty-four hours

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helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

1

stirring; slight movement

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showy; ostentatious

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with a start; with a jump

2

synchronized swimming; synchronised swimming

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

2

wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

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result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit

2

deep breath

3

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

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one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

2

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack

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to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

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foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver

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doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

3

as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

3

excess or deficiency; too much or too little

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entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

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