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dust; cloud of dust

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

6

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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just how; how (dare you)

1

to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge

2

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

13

at first; initially; in the beginning

2

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

1

crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

1

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

3

choices; alternatives; options

5

to the end; to the last

13

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

5

to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

2

not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

2

also called

1

fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words

1

licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate

2

seven

2

being about to cry; the verge of tears

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

8

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

4

friend

16

hair (on the head)

17

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

6

scarce; rare

2

throat; singing voice

25

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

3

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

21

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

6

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

queer; odd; fantastic

1

Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

2

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

22

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

11

feigned tears; crocodile tears

1

palm (of one's hand)

10

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

7

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

baby; infant

2

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

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