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bare feet

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled

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disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating

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to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

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angrily; in a huff

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that is to say; so that means

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wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief

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true state; actual condition; reality

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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to remain; to stay (somewhere)

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school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag

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to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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for work; for manufacturing

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desk; copy editor

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harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble

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well; in good health; safe; free from accident

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only once

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arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

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chatting; idle talk

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throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

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"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front

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to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

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a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

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to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

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pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated

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(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand

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with these words; while saying

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to look into; to peep into; to peer into

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sender (e.g. of mail)

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only recently; just of late

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brand new

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talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately

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unbelievable; incredible; implausible

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tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

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original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-

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at present; now

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in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

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national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate

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original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create

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Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones

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smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

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altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

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creative

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teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

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