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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)

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chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

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ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)

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brooch

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ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird

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to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

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cream; ice cream

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full; in plenty; ample

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strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

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to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits

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exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

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so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

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fork; forkball

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some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

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to be helpful; to be useful

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is that so?

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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almost; roughly; approximately

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first meeting; first interview with

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old friend; old acquaintance

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relation; relationship

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to grumble; to gripe; to complain

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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cooperation; collaboration

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste

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saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)

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while studying

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study; learning; tutorial

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh

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to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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king

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people

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older brother and younger sister

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field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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softly; mildly; gently; politely

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why; how

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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(marriage) proposal

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

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