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to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of

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move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot

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dead of night; shades of night; black of night

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back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

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Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)

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to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

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poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

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first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star

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morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious

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short pause; short interval

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boring; dull; uninteresting

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one sheet of paper

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bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short

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man who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her; supernatural wolf stalking humans in the woods

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logo; Logo (programming language)

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peripheral; peripheral device; accessory

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reddish

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to hang (something) on the wall

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wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted

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storage space (esp. in a home)

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to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

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pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening

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great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind

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one's cherished opinion; pet theory

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ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level

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loan; lending

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CD player

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hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

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force of habit; inertia

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damned; cursed; accursed

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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being at home; being in

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sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)

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feedback (on a product, person's performance, etc.); feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)

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optimistic; hopeful

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gastric juice

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Anderson

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Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

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to go into the minutest details

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thank you very much

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lowest level; minimum level; ground floor

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wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

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like this; this sort; this way

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distrust; suspicion

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rage; anger

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to twist; to contort

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fighter (aircraft)

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pilot

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accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won

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person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer

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