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practical problem; practical matter

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to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen

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perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

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route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

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a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

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questionnaire

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search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

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to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

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(arch.) I; you

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vigorous; healthy; sound

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to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

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sleeping under the stars; having sex outdoors

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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treasure chest; strongbox

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to set (sun); to become dark

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to face the situation

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colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

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first calligraphy of the year

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suitability

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shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism

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Hollywood

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action

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actor; actress; player; performer

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sunlight; rays of the Sun

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notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

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negative; minus

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hard (life); tough (world)

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walls have ears

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

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(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

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to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

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handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up

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frontal attack

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rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point

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within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)

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dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence

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originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality

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individual; one by one; separate; each

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creativity; ingenuity

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originality

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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to agree

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to the end

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

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evening; evening hour

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just because; even if; even though

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substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

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to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot

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