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love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)

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hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)

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a bit lower (price)

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to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle

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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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philosophy

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monthly amount (sum)

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said

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reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

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compromise; giving in

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site; point on a map; spot

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distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

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marriage; wedding

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to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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

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right in the middle (of); midst; height

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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silent; solemn; quiet

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to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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as soon as; right after

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resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness

4

to count on one's fingers

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behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

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dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

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to soil one's clothes

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after that (a substantive change occurred)

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to butt heads; to head-butt

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everyone has a past; every person has their own history

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to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

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double suicide; lovers' suicide

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heaven and earth; top and bottom

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troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)

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cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

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leaving one's seat

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to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle

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to expel; to drive out

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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scab; crust

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stupid; silly

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(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

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had better do so

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pasture; grass

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to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

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difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

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humble; modest

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