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to be frank; to drop all pretense

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in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

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(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

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ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist

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role of the villain; the bad guy

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turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization

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both ears

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aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

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trivial; trifling

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all around; as far as the eye can see

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the unvarnished truth

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putrid smell of a corpse

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wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

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to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

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group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

5

to graduate from a university

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completely; fully; entirely

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to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

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main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)

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log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)

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student (esp. a university student)

5

back street; back alley; off-street

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program (e.g. TV); programme

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back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

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imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness

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attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism

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young and old; all ages

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exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

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paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)

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putting in other words

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instantly; resolutely

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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speculation; thinking; meditation

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time of death; one's final hour; one's end

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

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how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

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great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

2

solution of a riddle

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historical play; period drama

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rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice

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(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura

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mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author

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Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri

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bastards; guys; lads

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looking like a ...; acting as if a ...

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beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

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to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

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to become dim; to become blurred

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good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

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love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

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