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(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

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skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper

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to be clear-headed

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to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth

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as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early

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to have one's teeth set on edge; to get loose teeth

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brazenly; unabashedly

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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kissing in public (on the street)

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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erogenous zone

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while in class

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in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

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sequence

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hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)

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to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly

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eccentricity; eccentric behaviour

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innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

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neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline

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to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

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hey; yo; hi

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hi; hello; gotcha; understood

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minor business

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ambition; aspiration

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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male homosexuality; pederasty

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heyday; golden age

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long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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light work; light-duty work

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stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly

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booklet; pamphlet

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title; caption; heading

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legislative bill; measure; agenda item

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particle; grain

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weird; eerie; uncanny

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at last your time has come; I have found you at last

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swimming

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to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

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samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy

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surprise

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dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

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Wiener

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to see through; to see the true nature of something

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

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belly-to-belly (throw in pro wrestling)

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small present; small token of appreciation; with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)

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"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front

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around the clock; day and night

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Japanese yen

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conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

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