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to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

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going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

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beef curry

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spaghetti

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for use by children; for children

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to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

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insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

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to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

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to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone

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premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts

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(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff

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pause; suspension; rest; stoppage

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to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)

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unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

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call register; incoming call history; list of received calls

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answering machine; answer phone

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message

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to be powered on; to be turned on

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(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

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meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator

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after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually

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that is; namely; i.e.

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to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity

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way of thinking

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primitive; original

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Tamachi Station

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shortest distance (to)

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to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

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to carry (a child) on one's back

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enough is enough; no further!

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bloody vomit

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having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

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to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky

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entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission

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to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future

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elevated (structure); overhead

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to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits

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sound of water

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stir; commotion; noise

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weakening; emaciation; decline

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muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)

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to take someone's life; to kill someone

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calvaria; area at top of head; parietal

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to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

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to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

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pit of the stomach; solar plexus

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