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large profit; a killing

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pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)

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water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)

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substitution; replacement; shifting; change

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to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)

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eye-witness; witness

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dead person

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unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

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illegal drug

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to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist

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movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases

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to bind up; to tie up

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feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated

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faith; fidelity; loyalty

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eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression

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sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue

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heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

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walking briskly; determinedly

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reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf

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to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back

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wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention

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to let slip; to slide; to glide

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to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld

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matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

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to distract one's attention

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

3

I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress

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complaining; nitpicking

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diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement

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knife thrower; knife throwing

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pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity

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jostling; crowding

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hand used like a sword in striking

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empirically; from experience

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warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat

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puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)

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slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

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(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation

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dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

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to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

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last days; the end; one's fate

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underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor

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cache; place to hide something

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to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

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not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

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call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

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