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the other day; a few days ago

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café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

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idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

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each; every

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

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imitation

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bokken; wooden sword

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killing and wounding; bloodshed

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

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frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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order; sequence; procedure

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to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

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and yet; despite (all) that

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disgusting; gross; bad feeling; weird

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to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind

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pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

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with a clink (click, clack)

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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(period of) a year; during an era

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reopening; resumption; restarting

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sign; signal; cue

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once more; again

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to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

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person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

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full capacity; all one's ability

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to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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sadism

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

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upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

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to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

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speed; velocity; pace; velocity

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adding; addition; extra

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ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

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somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

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to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

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trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

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to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)

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covering for the back of the hand and wrist

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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to hate; to detest

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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