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to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

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dark

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diatomaceous earth; diatomite; siliceous marl; kieselguhr

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arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

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to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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boots; boot

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ashtray

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antique

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to crack jokes

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rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

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cough; coughing; tussis

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freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster

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(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand

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priceless; invaluable

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exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden

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tablecloth

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postcard

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10,000 yen bill

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heavily; profoundly

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amount of money; sum

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large amount of money; great cost

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end of the month

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to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile

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several days later

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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

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heavily; profoundly

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cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

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so; therefore; and; (and) then

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to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

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complete; whole; perfect; safe

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older brother and younger sister

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(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand

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to relate to; to have one's feelings understood

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undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability

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extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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self-deprecating; self-mocking

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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hill road

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evening

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winter

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a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

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big quarrel; huge fight; big row

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fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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