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to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless

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aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

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to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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standing at attention; standing stiffly upright

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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salute; bow

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comparatively; relatively

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corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner

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time around sunset; early evening

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evening meal; dinner; supper

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offender; criminal; culprit

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peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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control; check; restraint; inhibition

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speaking voice; talking voice

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to watch steadily; to stare

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at a glance; by accident

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(sense of) hearing; auditory perception

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faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy

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to manipulate puppets; to pull wires

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reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

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tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)

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cough; coughing; tussis

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

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pickpocket

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to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

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apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

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

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taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

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person concerned; interested party; related party

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the ... in question

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physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence

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evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

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we

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completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

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to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower

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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

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to plunder; to grab; to snatch

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to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

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overacting; hamming

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sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

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