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slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse

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(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly

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I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

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to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of

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forcibly; by force; against one's will

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interrogative sentence

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powerful

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startup (interval of) time

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prudence; discretion; thought; consideration

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unconditionally; as a rule

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appearing all together

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staying up all night

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a day or two

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idling

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green light; (giving) permission; OK

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on-off

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inferior goods; defective product; defective goods

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full operation

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

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seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

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to dance; to perform dance steps

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sleepyhead; oversleeper

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opposition faction

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group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

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centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

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to treat as a joke; to do jokingly

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controlling power

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project

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one-step

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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supporting faction

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of all people; a person of ...'s standing

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solitude; loneliness; isolation

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relieving; refreshing; satisfying

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process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

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untouched; unused; intact

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing

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easy; simple; light

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while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

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current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

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to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

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operation; functioning; running

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being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

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sabotage; subversive activities

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jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)

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today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon

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wall clock

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looking aside while driving; taking one's eyes off the road ahead while driving

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

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