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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

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like that; so

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one's own country

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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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bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

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cave; hollow; cavity; hollow

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theory

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

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son

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you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

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contrary to one's expectations

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to be needed; to be wanted

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

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mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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service area

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hence; for that reason

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elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding

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to grimace; to frown

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after the end (of something); post-

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

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open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

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declaration of war; proclamation of war

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must not; do not

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belligerent; warlike

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pacifism

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of late; lately; this part; this point; here

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to overwork

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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exhibition

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remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

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intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection

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talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

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joke

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to take someone's hand

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written invitation

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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to look forward to something

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care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

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