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so to speak; so to call it; as it were

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king

2

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

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human error

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false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation

1

hotbed; breeding ground

1

parent-child relationship

3

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

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chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

3

as before; as ever; as it was originally

3

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

6

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

1

lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

1

diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)

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fasting; fast

3

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

drinking like a fish and eat like a horse; eating mountains of food and drink oceans of liquor

1

to hurry; to rush

1

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

1

novel idea; strange theory

2

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

1

traditional; conventional

1

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

1

to explain adequately; to be accountable

2

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

reason; logic; method; system; order

1

mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

3

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

1

shoji (paper sliding door)

1

to speak; to hear a voice

1

meandering; winding

1

garden stone

1

to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up

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to sit (down)

2

cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting

2

to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

3

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

1

smile

5

inheritance from a parent

1

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness

1

self-introduction

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the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain

2

to explain the situation

2

expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

word; language; speech

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Japanese (language)

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