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desperation; struggle to the death

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

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full of; brimming with

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deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction

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yakuza

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limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

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conversely; on the contrary

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mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

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check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

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feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report

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love story; romance; love affair

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with a vroom; with a sudden shaking

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not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

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substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

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general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

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you; people

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haughty; holding one's head high

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stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

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very young; little; childish; immature

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mother

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flight; running away; absconding; elopement

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adjoining each other

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editor-in-chief

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adverse circumstances; adversity

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true story

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novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book

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as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be

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electricity; (electric) light

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to pierce through; to break through

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elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff

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flying dragon

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to fling (away); to hurl

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show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

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to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction

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one's family and followers; one's whole clan

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reporter; journalist

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skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

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thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

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sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping

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every single word and phrase; word by word

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memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

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embarrassing

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a bit more; a bit longer

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shyness; bashfulness; shame

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

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to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

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