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flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)

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graduation examination; graduation test

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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proxy test-taking

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cheating (on an examination); cribbing

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playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler

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appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

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in addition

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able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

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commentator

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episode; anecdote; vignette

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scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

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cinders

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bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve

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to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

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awesome; incredible

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well; now; then

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with a broad grin; smirking

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naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell

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easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

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to fall on one's backside

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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step; stride; counter for steps

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to repeat; to do something over again

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to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront

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insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

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management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

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leaving everything up to someone else

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one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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to raise overhead

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outspoken; frank; candid

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let's; let's do

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scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

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storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

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knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

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reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation

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dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

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poem

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reading aloud; recitation

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the public; general public

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(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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