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bluff

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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to brush off; to shake off

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ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

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local public body

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police officer; policeman; policewoman

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area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

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size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

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to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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other side; opposite side; other party

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visitor

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unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

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to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

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food

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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approximately the same

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cannot be compared with; no match for

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intimidating air; sense of intimidation

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to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

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place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

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half day

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to come back

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

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have to do; must; should; ought to

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willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

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it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

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valuable article; valuables

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party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

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to drag in; to pull in

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

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certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

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bankruptcy; insolvency

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appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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lucky; fortunate

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to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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sparks

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to fall onto; to happen; to befall

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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darkish; dusky

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

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