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to come to a settlement

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

3

collar; lapels

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)

1

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

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

2

men and women of all ages

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning

2

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

1

to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

1

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

2

city-state

1

crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic

1

to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention

1

probability; likelihood; chances

1

lifelike life-sized doll (made in the late Edo and Meiji periods); doll-like beauty

1

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled

1

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

1

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

to show up; to appear; to turn up

2

naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless

1

big man; large man; tall man; giant

3

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

twosome; duo; pair

1

to take flight; to disappear

1

because of; owing to; due to

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

2

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology

1

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

1

to speak brazenly; to never shut up

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to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

2

the more one looks (at it) the more ...

1

profound mystery

1

good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

yelping; yapping

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

1

awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

1

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

1

appearance; figure; shape; form

1

with lightning speed

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to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off

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