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funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

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people

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confections; sweets; candy; cake

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wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

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bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

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neutrality

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Buddhist (household) altar

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ancestor; forefather; foremother

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

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nagging; griping

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to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)

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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

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with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech

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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

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leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

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end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

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millstone; mortar

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mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

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to learn; to study; to take lessons in

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to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

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declaration; proclamation; announcement

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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polish (jewels); cultivation

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doctor

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Médecins Sans Frontières; MSF; Doctors Without Borders

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remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

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disputed territory; conflict area

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volunteer

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend

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to be jealous

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spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed

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fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

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talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish

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dummy

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deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)

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edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry

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border (between countries); national border

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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to break down; to collapse; to fall apart

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labor pains; birth pangs; throes of creation; toil of producing something new

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concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble

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graduate; alumnus; alumna

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

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teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

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