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what people say; rumours; public opinion

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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine

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to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

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ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

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inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation

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protest; objection

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to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed

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chuckle; giggle

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older sister and younger brother

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mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)

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to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

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workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

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reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

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severe; strict; tough; hard

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occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term

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roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

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as always; as usual

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curt; blunt; cold; short

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indoor; inside the room

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bed

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insolent fellow; rude fellow

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to twist off

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to lose consciousness

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reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

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eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

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brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

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retaliation; revenge

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flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

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to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

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start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

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bull's-eye; the mark

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

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priority; order of precedence

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strong point

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sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)

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to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

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to rest; to suspend; to give relief

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clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good

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sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

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heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

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being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

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