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shorter way; shortcut

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word; word

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power

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warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)

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to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

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from here; from this place

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castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

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walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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welcome; (warm) reception

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simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

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footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement

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unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness

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comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable

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good old; good old-fashioned

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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)

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narrow path; narrow lane

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everywhere; all over; throughout

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town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)

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ardent; passionate; vehement

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to make eye contact

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

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suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

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rush; flood; deluge

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skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination

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be; is

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to wear glasses; to put on glasses

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to pretend; to act (as if)

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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disclosure; exposure; revelation

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common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

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disguise; masquerade

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to parade; to march; to walk in procession

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to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

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pince-nez (glasses); nose glasses; Groucho glasses

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to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

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meaning; called; said

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crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be

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crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

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the very thing; itself

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still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

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to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)

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class of demons; demonic race; family of demons

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to like; to love; to be fond of

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