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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

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all one has; all one's possessions

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penniless; broke

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

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to hang one's hopes on; to expect from

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bungee-jumping; bungee jump

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Iguazu Falls

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one room apartment; studio apartment

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

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tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

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to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

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to be too numerous; to be too much

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

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unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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whatever brought that on?

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each time

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polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth

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every time; each round

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originator

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gravesite; tomb

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several months

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to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

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to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

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inquisitiveness

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to entertain; to treat

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tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess

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in one's own way or style

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journey of life

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conversion; shift; about-face; switch

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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without; but if; otherwise; or else

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks

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precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

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retirement

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(not so) much; (not) very

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

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to live through; to survive

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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