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making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

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independent action; acting alone

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during absence from home

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destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

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isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

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cut-in (printing); insertion; inclusion; built-in; predefined; embedded (e.g. software)

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residue; remnants; dregs

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acceleration

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surface area

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usually; under usual circumstances

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malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked

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signature

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to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

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young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

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squat

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irregularity; anomaly

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episode; anecdote; vignette

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to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)

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first match (in a series)

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sobbing; weeping; whimpering

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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

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(brute) force; using all one's might

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to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top

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grief; lamentation

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knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

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determined; strong-willed

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to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

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to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

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to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

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begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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to age; to grow old

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

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boyfriend; he; him

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conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

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good grief

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home; family; household

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maximum; extreme; utmost

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the opposite sex; isomerism

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evaluation criteria; evaluation standard

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to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

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interference (esp. in horse racing)

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band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)

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entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

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heinous

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entrance

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