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one's best interests; one's own good

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looking depressed; long face

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water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)

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aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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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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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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indicate reason; infers some protest

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one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

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to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

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stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

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mishearing

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not so

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since when; from when; how long

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careless

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loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

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tendency to worry a lot

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to be infected; to be contagious

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indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

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ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy

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(animal) collar; necklace; choker

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chain; chains

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it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

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disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

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to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

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calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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paper cup

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physique; constitution

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astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

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personality; style; appearance

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unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

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sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

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to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)

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to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

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to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

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adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation

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timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

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crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement

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to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

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coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

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unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart

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difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

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