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first contact

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lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)

1

to rust; to become rusty

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survival knife

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threat; intimidation; menace

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to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

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at once; immediately; right now

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to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

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to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

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appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting

1

valuable article; valuables

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chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

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short (of a person)

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elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

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profitable; lucrative

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to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

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dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

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dance; dancing

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

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sexy

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dazed and limp with pleasure (esp. sexual); ecstatically (panting)

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to talk; to speak

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string instrument; stringed instrument

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arms; weapon; ordnance

2

human body

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to affect; to impact; to influence

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drum and fife band

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morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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intention; aim; design

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show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

2

report to the emperor

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tone quality; sound quality

1

permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

1

safety device

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to wound; to murder

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intro; introduction

2

all members; whole army

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

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to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

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cold sweat; greasy sweat

2

twitching

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slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

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cholera

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sudden change; complete change

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vivid; clear; distinct

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long ago; a long time ago; already

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trench coat

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you (plural)

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