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to keep a watchful eye on

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news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact

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obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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every person; each one; everybody

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incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

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to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large

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trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

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eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

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artificial eye

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dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)

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professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

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inside pocket

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to be photographed; to be projected

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complete stranger; total stranger

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sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive

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fair-skinned; light-complexioned

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to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down

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medicine; medical science

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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curse; spell; malediction

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Oriental

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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killing someone with a magical curse; cursing someone to death

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western style

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kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

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resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

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word game; wordplay; playing with words

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

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to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

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courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

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once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals

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to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

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setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

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to make a vow; to take an oath

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

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to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

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organ

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the five senses

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one or two; a few; small number

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binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent

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short term; short time

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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