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chance meeting

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waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit

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source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear

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one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook

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to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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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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to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; freely; unreservedly; fully

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technique; art; skill; move

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to squeeze out; to wring out

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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in those days

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maturity; ripeness

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but; however; although; though

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ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

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vegetarianism

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with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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oversight; omission; mistake

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finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly

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to be conceited

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even

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous

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hating; strongly disliking

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person

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mask; disguise; guise; mask

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to look forward to

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to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

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of all people

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to pursue

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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one's long-cherished desire

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

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to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped

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missing number

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putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (arch.) intimacy; (arch.) familiarity

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work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

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playing house

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anyone can see that; it's obvious that

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first love; puppy love

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main text; original text; this book; this volume

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March; third month of the lunar calendar

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storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story

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company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body

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17x11cm paperback books

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publication; issue

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one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two

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