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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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hill country; hilly area

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rise and fall; ups and downs

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just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

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to have a long life; to live a long time

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rise; prosperity

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to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

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rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash

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to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

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day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

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participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

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gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)

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hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills

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grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

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to blow across

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autumn; fall

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indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

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summer grass

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to rock; to shake; to swing

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here and there; everywhere

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to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

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trench; dugout

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Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

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small shovel

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to dig out; to pick up

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straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth

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fluent; smooth; flowing

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engineering works; civil engineering; public works

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to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)

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moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout

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(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it

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puppet show

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surrender; fall

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cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

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going west (esp. from Tokyo to the Kansai region); leaving for the west

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

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last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

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putting off (doing); postponement; delaying

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abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender

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to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

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very likely; very probable

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choice; selection; option

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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to be the case that

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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water jug

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