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colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

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one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

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to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

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just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

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physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses

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assertion; declaration; affirmation

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

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random pounding (e.g. on a drum)

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to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

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man; male; masculine gender

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite

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pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

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to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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angel

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to mistake (A for B); to misread

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infant; baby; little child

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speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

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to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

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while alive; during one's lifetime

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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there being no use in arguing (about it)

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match; game; bout; contest

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to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

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with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

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depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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huh?; what's up?

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to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect

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no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

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constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

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to idle away one's time

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(divine) punishment; curse; retribution

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to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

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means; is; as for

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kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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concerto

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)

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to writhe (in pain)

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to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

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