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(linguistic) competence; language capability

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acquisition; possession

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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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choices; alternatives; options

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Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)

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predation; eating prey; preying upon

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risk

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outward appearance

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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to mimic; to imitate

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inside; interior

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influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

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in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

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to be worth it; to pay

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major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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hostility; animosity; enmity

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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hostile nature; inimical character

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judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict

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invasion

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to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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to turn against; to become an enemy

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opinion; point of view; visual point

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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emperor's secret orders

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looking on (somebody) as hostile

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desperate; hopeless

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to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

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from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

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dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

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to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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too much; excessively; too

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stay; sojourn

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indicate reason; infers some protest

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to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

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at once; immediately; right now

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to shake one's head (in denial)

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to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

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few days

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

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to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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time passes

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to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

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anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

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reliance; dependence

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