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to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

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to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth

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match (to light fire with)

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A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.

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regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed

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strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly

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lung cancer

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extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument

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lidded plastic container; Tupperware

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(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

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scar

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cut; gash; incision

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mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

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trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

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cigarette burn

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monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

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palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

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thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.

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to become attached; to begin to love

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to gain weight; to put on weight

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable

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soft; supple; pliant

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to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape

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to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

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to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)

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to take over; to hand over

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to lay out a futon; to make a bed

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setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)

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to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

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teary eyes

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

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from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

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lower jaw; mandible

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making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition

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oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)

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worthy of; worth doing; worth having

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sun drying; solar drying

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utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all

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improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

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hegemony; leadership; initiative

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jumble (of two or several things); mix

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final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)

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flower garden

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to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up

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synchronization; synchronized swimming

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture

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