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of no use; useless; not fit for purpose

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mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)

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one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

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alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively

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trivial; trifling

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to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

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to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

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to increase; to multiply

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to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err

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motive; incentive; motif

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mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

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to moan; to groan

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to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

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entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

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sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

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to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

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to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee

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to behave modestly

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questions and answers; dialogue

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difficult; hard

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proper; respectable; decent; honest

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meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

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gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging

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bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant

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malice; malicious intent; intent to kill

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to wish to go well; to have good intentions

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sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time

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to be possible to occur

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experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

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humorous flavour; something comical

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to begin to tremble

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the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality

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relationship; relation

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at a loss for words; stumped for words

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anxiety (about the future)

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simple honesty; tactless frankness

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unanticipated; unexpected

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inattention; absent-mindedness

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party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

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to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

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inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

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to be to the point; to be pertinent

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straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

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to express; to show

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to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

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linoleum

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white

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mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm

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very bottom; rock bottom

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to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

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