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since; this person

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son

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(your, his, her) daughter

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be; is

3

Cristina; Christina; Cristina (Brazil); Cristina (Spain)

9

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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never mind!; don't worry about it

3

half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage

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name change

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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; by nature; from the start

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Hanako

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reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

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straight line; beeline

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comparatively; relatively

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the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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Tarō

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whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

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whispering into a person's ear

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in comparison to; rather than

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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father

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threatening letter; intimidating letter

2

(not) one

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real harm; actual damage

2

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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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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what happens twice will happen thrice

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third time lucky; third time's the charm

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sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

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proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

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convenient; handy; useful

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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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selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

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to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time

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rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

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what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing

1

loving something but being very bad at it

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harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment

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to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

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intervention

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older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

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as (somebody) says

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

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filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime

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