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very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread

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flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

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forest fire; bushfire; wildfire

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to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do

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final emergency measure; final defence when one is cornered (defense)

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

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even if; even though; however; no matter how

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stone (used for throwing)

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at the last moment; this late in the game

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departure; takeoff

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what

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predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

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one-to-one; one-on-one

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hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

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bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)

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to take by surprise

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to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

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escape; getaway; evasion

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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to gather together

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rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)

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tajine; tagine

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top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

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clenched fist

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high temperature

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charcoal; charred remains

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eruption; volcanic eruption

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report; notification; registration

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answering machine; answerphone

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in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

3

discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures

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neighboring countries; surrounding countries

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reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

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must not; do not

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garrison; guards

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passing by

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labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

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to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

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Tokyo Dome

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lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl

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Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra); Galapagos giant tortoise

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whole story; full picture; full particulars

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reason for being; raison d'être

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year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

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however; whatever

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contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

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to take measures (against); to take steps

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example; an instance

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