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somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

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information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report

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still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

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taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

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intelligence; intellect; brains

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plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

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now that you say that; now that you mention it

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kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin

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Stampede (The Doobie Brothers album)

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omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor

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survival instinct

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to prosper; to flourish

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previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

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left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

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to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1

stump; stubble

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to sit down

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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reply (to a letter); response; answer

4

top secret

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pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

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patriarch; family head

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

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pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

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clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

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being the sole winner; winner-take-all

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uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

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cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

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to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

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face; honour; honor; appearance; look

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it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves

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disgrace; humiliation

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to be reminded of; to call to mind

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to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

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dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard

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a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way

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defeat; lost battle; losing a war

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to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden

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good humour (humor); good mood

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to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

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to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

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to trample down; to devastate

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tax yields; revenue

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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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decrease; reduction; decline

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outside of; not covered by

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