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spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story

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troubled face; worried expression

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all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

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locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem

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office

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break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room

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control room

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honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

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to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke

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oxygen (O)

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to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

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to gush forth

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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electron; electronic

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goose down; goose feather

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chisel

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(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

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cone shape

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ice pick

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very; much

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battleaxe

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question; query

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orders; instructions; directive; command

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to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

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iron ball

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tailspin; spin; drilling; boring

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to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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Botha

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stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay

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qualitative

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winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

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to draw in; to attract

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human kindness; human weakness

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power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power

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surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play

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time reversal

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returning; giving back

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random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue

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entire world; whole world; world stage

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)

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what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much

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to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

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to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

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ring-shaped; annular

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dark green

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wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)

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delight

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in itself; as it is; in its own way; within its capacity; within limitations

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