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honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

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madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

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easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

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to become completely chilled

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

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for a while; for some time; for a period

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return; welcome home

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I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

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to fall asleep

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saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

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festival merrymaking; revelry

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simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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to parade; to march; to walk in procession

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march; parade

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cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession

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impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)

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(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary

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to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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financial power; financial means; wealth

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flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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contribution; donation

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prayer (for something); supplication

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commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

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hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous

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to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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to do (a person) good; to bring profit

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mercantile mind-set; mercenary spirit; being intent on making a profit

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the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality

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willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

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very interesting; of great interest

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to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

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noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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tedious; boring; being fed up with

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feeling; mood

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your husband; her husband

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high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

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person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony

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big shot; higher-ups

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preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning

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