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how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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impulse; impetus; urge

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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to show up; to appear; to turn up

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some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

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movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

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in the meanwhile; during the time

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door (Western-style, car, etc.)

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thin; slender; fine; unlucky

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totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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long (time that has passed); old (story)

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to improve one's skill

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one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

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coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

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charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

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one's (only) good suit (or kimono)

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business suit

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soaked; drenched; sopping; splashing; sloshing

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

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dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

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to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

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good-quality; superior in quality

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to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

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perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

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small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

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what

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standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

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don't you think?; indicates question

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buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

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to shake one's head (in denial)

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off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

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plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

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to get hold of money

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grumbling; muttering; nonsense

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banana peel; banana skin

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to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

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diligent; industrious

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person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person

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three sons; third son

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even; but; however

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gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run

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from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

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