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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search

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to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

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now that; since; so long as; because

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being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

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poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic

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look like; sound like; savor of; smack of

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to stare back at; to look back at

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to turn one's face away

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calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

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tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful

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feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

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logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument

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leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting

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obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

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to take (be in) charge of

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riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

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to boil; to seethe

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guts; bowels; intestines

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

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accomplice; henchman

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contempt

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if; in case; supposing

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pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase

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believable; credible; trustworthy

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

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to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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to reason; to sum up; to conclude

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shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)

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to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

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to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

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(early) childhood

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family structure; family composition; family makeup

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resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

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father

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slight (degree); light

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teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

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to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

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taking the initiative

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token; a trifle

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innocence; being not guilty

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to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged

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to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

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