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the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown

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to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

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(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

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special skill

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to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way

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ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing

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pessimism; negative thinking

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

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slap in the face; slap on the cheek

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wristband

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angry voice

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second half; latter half

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ten (long cylindrical things)

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special case; exception

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objection; dissent; protest

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contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

3

beckoning

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then; if so; if

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(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

4

to mix; to stir; to blend

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to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

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as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

Kimiko

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team

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

3

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

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to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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serious; earnest; honest; real; legit

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compared with

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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Okitasouji

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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illustration; drawing

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

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role; part; duty

3

brimming with curiosity

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

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uniform

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to flirt with; to dally

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high five; high-touch

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fist

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superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

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loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

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basic mistake; careless mistake

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follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

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