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shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

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leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

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fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger

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omnivorous

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fish

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to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

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to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

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(sole of the) paw; pad

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months and years

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta

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proud; lordly

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careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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several hundred; hundreds (of)

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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playing the victim; playing the victim card

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until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

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another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

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to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

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inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

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ten-year-old; ten year old

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pet cat

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to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

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godparent; namer; first person to give something its name

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post-natal; since birth

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two weeks; fortnight

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milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk

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injection; jab; shot

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longevity; long life

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canned cat food; tin of cat food

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insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol

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obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)

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fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome

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