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news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact

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luncheon meeting

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passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed

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freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes

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bam; whomp; thump

2

fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet

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muscle training; resistance training; strength training

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close haircut

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to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with

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medulla; marrow; pith

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to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

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brazier; hibachi

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to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint

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(total) number (of people or things); count; quota

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outside of; not covered by

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manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

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to summon; to get used to call

4

to put on airs; to assume importance

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later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

2

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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(made of) plastic

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sausage

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cigar

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to break the seal

2

mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)

3

somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

3

angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

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fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle

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dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

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(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

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mad dog

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direct descent; direct line

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henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

4

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

2

cigarette

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to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

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to train; to discipline; to teach manners

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to stick to

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to emit smoke

5

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around

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you could say that

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who the heck; just who

2

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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aftertaste

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insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence

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to make a fool of someone

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