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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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that well-known ...

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to do

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taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

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octopus

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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to say; to be called; to do

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warning; advice

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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans

2

slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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seems; I guess

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to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

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far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

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to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

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affirmation; affirmative (logic)

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distance; range

3

to choose; to select

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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foreign; abroad; overseas

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it's not like; it isn't as if

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

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at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)

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to call each other; to call out to one another

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to surge (water or waves)

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to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

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to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

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triangle; triangular shape

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(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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contribution; donation

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the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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three; three years of age

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ill-mannered; rude

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evil; sin; vice; mischief

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

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badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

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to call in; to invite; to bring in

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difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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another name

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to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

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