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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

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fan letter; fan mail

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envelope

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to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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early stages (of a game); opening phase

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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be; is

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roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

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to look around; to survey

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judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

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to; towards; for

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push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

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splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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uh-oh; oops; sorry

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

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you

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very; excellent

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

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invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

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valid; effective; yuko (judo)

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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speaking of ...; as for ...

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very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount

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to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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out of the question; unthinkable; impossible

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fish

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

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large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

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as expected; as predicted

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next; then; after that

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

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a little; a few; small; only; just; merely

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point spread; point difference

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fourth court rank

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

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