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shallow; superficial

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to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

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to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

4

abolition; repeal

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reduction; curtailment

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review; reconsideration; revision

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to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

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spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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to rub; to scrub; to scrape

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to bear; to shoulder

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sensitive; susceptible; impressionable

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something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

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embroidery; sewing

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brilliant; resplendent

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to beat to death

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don't worry; there's no need to worry

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pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

2

of all people; a person of ...'s standing

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weakness

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hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

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seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate

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several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse

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to place firmly; to hit very hard

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boys and girls

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weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)

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without sparing time for sleep

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pile; accumulation

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cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

3

axe; ax; hatchet

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turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura

4

former years; formerly; a few years ago

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flight; rout; debacle

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death in battle; death on the battlefield

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defeat; lost battle; defeated army

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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adaptability; capacity for adaptation

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power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience

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belief that where there's a will, there's a way

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to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

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total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

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sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)

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many; numerous

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to thrust down; to push off

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to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully

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lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine

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space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare

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to pep up; to cheer up

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same village; same town; same province

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