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close to the ear

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seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

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to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

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public bath; bathhouse

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romantic

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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pleasant feeling; good vibes

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study; learning; tutorial

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true friend

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close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

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friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

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dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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caustic words

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to carry something into a place

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to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

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leading question

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to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

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romanticist; romantic; dreamer

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older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

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verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

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in very small pieces

2

calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash

1

lake (in place names)

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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(someone else's) child; child; kid

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after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

2

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

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7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side

4

black hair

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strict; close; precise; scrupulous

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on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding

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troupe; theatrical company

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wrong; different; not like that

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everyone at once; everyone together

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absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance

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Ouch!

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courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

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wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

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extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

2

to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate

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coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

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even if ...; even supposing that ...

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to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

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suicide

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going unsolved; remaining unanswered

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hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

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nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others

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to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

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