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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)

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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 (ritsuryō period)

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Marutamachi

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student (esp. a university student)

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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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tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut

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young and old; all ages

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exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

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paste (food, adhesive, etc.); paste

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putting in other words; rephrasing; rewording; paraphrase

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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

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solving a riddle; solving a mystery

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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; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections

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good at fighting; usually wins a fight

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under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

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to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about

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