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patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste

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full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)

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pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders; tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign

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ticket; coupon; bond; certificate

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to write in

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par; equivalence; face value; parity

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scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)

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that is to say; so that means

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to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

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special move (e.g. in martial arts)

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dice; die

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couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

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measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)

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convulsions of laughter

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good job

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dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result

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to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound

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measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup

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to overeat

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somewhat below; slightly below

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difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

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(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

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normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type

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what on Earth is this?

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barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

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plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception

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wicked; evil

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approval; endorsement

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orthodox

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to be main; to be principal; to be important

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to cause controversy; to be controversial; to arouse criticism; to raise a storm; to cause a stir

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meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

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board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel

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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

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pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous

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(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year

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excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)

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coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry

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scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

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chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)

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nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

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stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky

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's house; 's home

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to throw back

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easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)

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spinning top

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tottering steps; drunken staggering

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to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up

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