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agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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Ishikawa (prefecture)

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Goemon

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superb view; picturesque scenery

4

priceless; invaluable

2

coralberry (Ardisia crenata)

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

3

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

6

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

1

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

4

by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

1

injury; inflicting bodily injury

3

natural (ability)

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

7

self-sufficiency

1

company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

4

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

2

killer; murderer

3

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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Ichirō; Ichirō Suzuki (1973.10.22-; baseball player)

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baseball player; ballplayer

1

dropout

1

derailment; digression; deviation

1

overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)

4

to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead

2

to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

4

to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk

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thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

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about; concerning; related to; -ish

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end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

3

to die; to expire

4

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

2

idealism

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

7

crime; sin; vice

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point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator

3

viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

6

rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy

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platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

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Archaeopteryx; extinct genus of early birds

2

unique; peculiar; singular

9

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

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Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)

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continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on

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amiable; affable

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to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

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cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted

5

half-eaten

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