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to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

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being up to the person himself

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low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant

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overseas student; exchange student

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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to look at; to gaze; to stare at

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notes; comment; remark; annotation

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convergent evolution

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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naming; christening

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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cottage cheese

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to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

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effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

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self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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naming; christening; fiance; fiancee

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to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea

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naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding

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minority group (party); minority

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to jump at; to be attracted by

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(on the) right track

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main line; trunk line

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gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

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in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

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of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

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elitism

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projection; protrusion

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whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

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stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

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to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

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subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior

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lower rank

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respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

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depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

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kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

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virtue; charm; merit; good point

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to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

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play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying

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the unvarnished truth

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to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry

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really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

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self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity

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action; operation; effect; function

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conversely; on the contrary

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