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preferential

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before long; even now

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danger; peril; hazard; risk

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preference; priority; precedence

4

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

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younger; junior

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turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

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container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket

4

to save up (money)

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to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

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to be saved up (of money)

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like that; that way; thus

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true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

2

usual state of things

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was

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likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences

2

favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

1

special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

1

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

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hence; for that reason

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second; number two; runner-up

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

2

greedy

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omen

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in large drops

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

one after another; in rapid succession

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to overflow from something full

2

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

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to rub; to scrub; to scrape

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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seeming sad

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to be born

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to increase; to multiply

3

countess

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same score; deadlock; tie; draw

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order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

2

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

2

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

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older brother

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to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

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order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

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which; what (way)

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