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free (of charge); gratuitous

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one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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climax

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ending

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with no effort at all; easily

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leaving unfinished; unfinished ending

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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incompletion; incomplete; unfinished

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of no interest; not interested

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to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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contradiction; inconsistency

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear

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reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

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to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

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quality

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to reach; to get to; to arrive at

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reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

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personality; character; individuality; personhood

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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

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background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

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magic bullet; magic bullets

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binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

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novel; original; new; innovative

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fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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thank-you letter

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to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

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how long; how much; to what extent

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second day of the month; two days

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temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for

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sandbag

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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drainpipe; drainage pipe

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sluice gate; water gate; flood gate

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

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waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane

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water pipe

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exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

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