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the thing itself; thing-in-itself (in Kantianism)

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long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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professional; careerman; worker

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to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate

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constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

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explanation; vindication

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being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

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a little more; a bit more

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springy (texture); doughy; elastic

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on hand; readily available

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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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heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent

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to snatch; to steal

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experiment; experimentation

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to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes

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diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

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samurai; warrior

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radical (of a kanji character)

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shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose

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offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench

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mold; mould; mildew

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to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion

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sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering

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banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

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personal appearance; character; personality

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to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest

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texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail

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sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)

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substitution

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at first; in the beginning; originally

3

short-term

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preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

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extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

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other than; excluding; without

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reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

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to mix; to blend; to combine

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fermentation; zymosis

6

temperature control

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to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

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pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

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to dance; to perform a dance

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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success rate

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smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

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gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker

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room temperature

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objective; aim; mark

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kitchen

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