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one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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sure; yeah; I know

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preface; introduction; preamble

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having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled

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nimble; quick; agile

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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D; d; director

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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no use; useless; not fit for its purpose

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to incur someone's enmity

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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letter of apology

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friction; discord; strife

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profitable plan; good plan

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failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

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workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

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to spit out; to eject; to dump

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contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

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sincere; earnest; serious

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to apologize; to apologise

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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near; close; beside; third person

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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distance; range

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each other; one another

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breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

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dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

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to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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the matter you have been talking about

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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they; those guys

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to sniff out; to get wind of

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half a point (esp. in go)

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eye color; eye colour

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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like; as if; the same as

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

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to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

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serious wound; hard blow

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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