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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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foul-mouthed; abusive

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to yell; to rant; to rave

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desperately; recklessly; rush headlong

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to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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burning curiosity

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sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

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whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

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applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

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somehow; for some reason or other

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nervousness; oversensitivity

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indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice

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windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable

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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

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deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

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(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)

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to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

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fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box

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having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

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cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

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to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

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to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

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a real man would (shut up and) ...

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a size smaller

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rectangle; oblong

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bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something; getting down to work, putting heart and soul into it; tackling (a job) with gusto

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to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance

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second basement level; subbasement

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cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

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to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

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meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

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to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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always; at any time

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to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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decisive; resolute; determined; firm

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encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

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to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)

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to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

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to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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to be the ruin of (a person)

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