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to avoid being seen; to be clandestine

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

2

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

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airhead (of a male); ditz

1

Don Carlos

2

muscular; strong-muscled

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dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned

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tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

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South America

3

in sign of; in proof of

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(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

4

primary school; elementary school; grade school

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to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

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central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses

2

habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)

2

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

3

seductive; sensual; coquettish

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look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

coquetry

1

skill; dexterity; proficiency

3

anti-aging

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to do by the use of

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old woman

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

ashtray

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to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

3

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion

1

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

3

finger; hands and fingers; hands

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to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

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mistress; lover; prostitute

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rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

2

violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

3

heavy loss

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

4

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

2

being the sole winner; winner-take-all

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ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

3

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

3

spy

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spy; emissary

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

3

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

2

to hold in one's mouth

2

to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish

2

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

5

funny word or gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) a woman's temple hair

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