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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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loud voice

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

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mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

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whichever one chooses; either way

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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rather; sooner; preferably

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to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

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to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival

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folk dance

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to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

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another thing; exception; special case

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to perspire; to sweat

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hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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to throb; to beat fast

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dangerous; risky

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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bold; daring; audacious

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every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

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denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

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zombie

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doll; puppet; figure

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small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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those (near the second person)

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nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

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right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

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all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

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nerve; nerves; sensitivity

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this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

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silence; stillness; quietness

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

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to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

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how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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