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one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

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promptly; quickly

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thief; robber; burglar; bandit

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quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

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funds; capital

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rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart

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to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool

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distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

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half

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society; public; community; social studies

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revenge

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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now; nowadays

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prosperity; flourishing; thriving

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person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all

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nice person; good-natured person

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employee; servant

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Yoshichika

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part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

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thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

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true; real; genuine; proper; utter

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cleaning; scrubbing

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to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

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to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

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chopsticks

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not at all tense; relaxed; calm

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

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misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist

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face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

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white makeup powder; (face) powder

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to sniff; to smell

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking

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strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes

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eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

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regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion

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few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift

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to bring (someone into a place); to lead into

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overnight guest; house guest

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the greater part

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as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

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guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

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easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable

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the other day; a few days ago

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