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hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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shriek; scream

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close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

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bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top

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dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)

1

to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure

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no way; no chance

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quiz

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terrible (video) game; crappy game; rubbish game

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opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

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room for menservants

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sitting cross-legged

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powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty

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seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

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to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

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from (this, here, etc.); since (this)

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decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play

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right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

6

empty space; empty sky

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flick (on a touchscreen); flick (in hockey, table tennis, etc.)

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

1

prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

4

complete agreement

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society; company; the public; the world

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to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

1

insecticide; insect repellent

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spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands

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agreement; rule; arrangement; decision

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close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

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pressing; urging; demanding; demand

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draw; tie; draw (to decide pairings in a competition); draw (shot); drawing

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decision; determination

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lottery; lot; raffle; draw

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numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters

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from the beginning; from scratch

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to form a pair (pairs); to partner

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second; number two; runner-up

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I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)

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handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

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