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constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

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to rack one's brains

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daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

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to do together; to share; to participate in

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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topiary

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work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

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my husband; one's family; family member

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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shrub; shrubbery

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to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down

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skill; dexterity; proficiency

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beginner

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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from the beginning; from scratch

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attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

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even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

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that is to say; so that means

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even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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jealousy; envy

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honor; honour; credit; prestige

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impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

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normally; habitually

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

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restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

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somehow; somewhat; seemingly

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to search for; to seek for; to look for

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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to cool down one's anger

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

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pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

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to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring

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sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

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one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

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speech and conduct; words and deeds

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beautiful woman

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point-blank range

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

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decision; determination; resolution

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at parting; on parting

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oneself; myself

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depending on; dependent on

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encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

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