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trying one's ability

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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to chastise; to punish; to discipline

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you; dear; honey

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mere; only a ...

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

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presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

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to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

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sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

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spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

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(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

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reconfirmation; double check

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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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having said that; on the other hand

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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to fight against; to oppose; to face

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in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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windward; upwind

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to shake; to sway; to waver

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to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

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leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

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shrub; shrubbery

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thick; dense; luxuriant

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to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

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deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

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green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

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to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

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horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

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alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

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along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

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summer

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

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to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on

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poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

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strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

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base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

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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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similar

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toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous

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