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the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

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nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

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period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)

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Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe

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imperial family; royalty

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to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)

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to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

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elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

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small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

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to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

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soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat

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fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent

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to catch a cold

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exploitation; overuse; abuse

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now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

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red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

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common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

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deep, threatening voice; menacing tone

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this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

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somewhere to go; place to go

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bull's-eye; the mark

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strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious

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to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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random; aimless

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to be to the point; to be pertinent

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notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged

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overlapping; piling; stacking

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meandering; snaking; zigzagging

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by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

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artificial; unnatural

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to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds

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to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

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to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

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carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

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dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

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to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

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connection; pull

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looks; features; (personal) appearance

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phon (unit of loudness)

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well-known

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sociable

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area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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in succession; one after another

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