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pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

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theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

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close; intimate; on good terms

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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

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intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

2

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days

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resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite

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class-A; A class; A grade

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racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

1

delay; latency

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target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

1

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

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just the other day; quite recently

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permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

1

bitch; wench

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mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

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face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

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shape

2

Scylla

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to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

2

(a) few; some; several

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

4

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

joint together; opposite; facing

1

difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

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isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

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directions; instructions; orders; command

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form; shape; figure; visage

5

combination; pair; duo

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no matter how much time passes

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to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver

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stress

3

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

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of no interest; not interested

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interior of the body

2

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

2

fundamental; basic

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

2

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

2

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

2

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

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each; (arch.) you (plural)

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fastidiousness; love of cleanliness

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just a little

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