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with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

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merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum

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to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp

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tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length

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paper tube; cardboard tube

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worn-out

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substitution

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left side; left-hand side

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little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

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with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

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(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area

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seeing in the dark; night vision

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to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up

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to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get

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cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN

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now that you say that; now that you mention it

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tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so

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tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

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evidence; proof; witness

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softness; gentleness; weakness

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secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

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safekeeping; not going outside; not letting outside

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

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different person; another person; someone else; changed man

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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unavoidable; no help for

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opposite shore

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magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

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actors; players; (lit.) riverbank beggars

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to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about

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good scolding

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vagrancy; wandering; nomadism

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to dance

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(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

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(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)

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frilly; fluttery

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grim face; angry look

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to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

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to increase; to multiply

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to change completely; to change suddenly

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in a good mood; cheerful

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to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened

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attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

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many scrolls; many books

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book on military science

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deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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