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going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

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does not

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sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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duel; shoot-out

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to appear on the stage

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to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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night sky

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origin; beginning

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witness

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simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

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

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to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

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neighbourhood; neighborhood

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24 hours; twenty-four hours

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family restaurant

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attractive middle-aged man

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to be opposite; to face each other

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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secret military agency; secret service

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superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

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late at night

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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date; dating

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suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

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to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

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urgency; emergency

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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serious; severe; grave; acute

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in this way; like this

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to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

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to blow out; to spout out

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mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person

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blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

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obligation; duty; charge; responsibility

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fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

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gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

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mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

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to think of; to come up with

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to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect

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solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

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wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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