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natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person

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lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation

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horizontal; level; even

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dark side (of nature, town, etc.)

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private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment

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to settle (a problem)

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imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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organic matter; organic compound

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enemy territory; hostile place

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superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

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rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent

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change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

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going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

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clock tower

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connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

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netlike; mesh-like; reticulated; vascular

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to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

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flexible body (esp. in gymnastics); agile physique

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admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

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stomach acid; gastric acid

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packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box

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original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

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cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away

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abrupt turn; sudden change

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to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together

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to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

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standard value; reference value; nominal value

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becoming dull; slowing down

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all; everything

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each time it happens; at all such times

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feigned ignorance; pretending not to know

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to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart

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substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect

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rain falling on cherry blossoms; rain at the time of the blossoming of cherry trees

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antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit

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to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

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acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)

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operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

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literally; to the letter; literal

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sea squirt; ascidian

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suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly

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not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

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fifty; 50

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percent; per cent; percentage

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high concentration

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lot area; site area; plottage; lot size

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