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pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

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boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)

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to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)

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sharp parting remark; parting threat

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begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

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murder; homicide; manslaughter

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resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability

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hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible

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concern; interest

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to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

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pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

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to be annoying; to be troublesome

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arista; awn; (grain) beard

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to ask a high price; to overcharge

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not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average

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moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

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to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

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personal history; curriculum vitae; resume

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small talk; chat; gossip

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tedious; boring; being fed up with

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personal information

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good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

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to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

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Kyoto (city, prefecture)

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person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

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handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

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mysterious disappearance; being spirited away

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without leaving any trace

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to disappear; to vanish

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perhaps; maybe; possibly

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

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trifles; minor details

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to finish saying

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tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

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sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted

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knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes

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demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

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in plain words; in plain terms; put simply

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evil spirit; demon; devil

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traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

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to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

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one by one; one after another; successively

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to devour; to bite to death

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riskiness; (level of) danger

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attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting

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