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mere; only a ...

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common knowledge; well-known fact

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every time; each round

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faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation

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police officer

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third-year student

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research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)

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within the school

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Heian period (794-1185)

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diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium

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descendant

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to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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saviour; savior; messiah

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spirit; soul; ghost

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to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

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god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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to get a phone call

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to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

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devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

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(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

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defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation

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gesture; charades (game)

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)

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steam; vapour; vapor

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to pout

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"kick the can" game

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hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)

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doggie; pooch; bow-wow

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ho-ho

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the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)

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like; similar to; same as

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

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to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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to take time

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matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

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put down

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belch; eructation; burp

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WAV (audio file format)

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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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to be deep in talk

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great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity

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