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everyday life; daily life

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to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

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to punish; to penalize; to penalise

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to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire

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to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)

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amusing story

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critic; reviewer; commentator

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conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion

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impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness

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lukewarm; tepid; lenient

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occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

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literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

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sad story

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subject; theme; motif

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solely; entirely; only; sharing; together

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exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

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to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)

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personal history; background; career

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to collect; to solicit; to seek; to look for evidence; to check; to summon

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clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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omitting the rest

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national crisis; national disaster

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break in the deadlock

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fighting bravely

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moment's leisure; free minute

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recognition of services

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small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

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toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

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truly; indeed

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slight fever

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imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

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to order; to command; to appoint

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live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

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going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

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suffering (from a calamity); affliction

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settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)

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next; then; after that

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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conclusion; completion

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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simplification

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Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood

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symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

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poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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casting; founding; minting

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Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)

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conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition

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