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any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

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(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)

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to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut

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less than; under; short of; insufficient; lacking

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rope; cord; policeman's rope

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to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist

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mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory

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way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude

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wishful thinking

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other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

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words of praise; eulogy; compliment

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euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect

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criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

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like; as if; the same as

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idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase; proverb; saying; quote

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Hagiwara Sakutarō (1886-1942)

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poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

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disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

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sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

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to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead

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runner; base runner

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taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

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to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

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butter roll; butter-enriched bread roll

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eating between meals; snacking

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eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting

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snail's pace; (lit.) ox walk

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desire; appetite; lust

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destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)

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potato chips; potato crisps

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tips (esp. for using an application, electronic device, etc.); tricks; techniques

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counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

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Onrai

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Touki

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Chiang Kai-shek (1887.10.31-1975.4.5); Jiang Jieshi

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Ho Chi Minh

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997); Teng Hsiao-p'ing

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stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off

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entrails

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uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

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man; male; masculine gender

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with a grin

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very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular

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to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

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Kagoshima (city, prefecture)

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excellent sweet; confection of an established name

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Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)

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to make narrow

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business rival; professional jealousy

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