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putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

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commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental

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to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind

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reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

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Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

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world; society; people; the public

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favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese

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to accept; to receive; to agree

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cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)

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chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

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dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

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to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

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treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)

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setting off (on a trip); departure

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

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exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

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to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

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choice; selection; option

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bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

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that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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city

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object of romantic interest; potential love interest

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flush; blush

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to sidle up to

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love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

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to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

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to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

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big yawn

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step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

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to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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to strangle; to constrict

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fresh

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nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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tofu; bean curd; beancurd

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vegetable; marijuana; cannabis

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salad

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vegetarian

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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using one's arms as a pillow

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