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fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

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using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

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having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose

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lord of a manor; estate steward

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to cultivate; to foster

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overwhelming

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to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

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technique; finesse

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brute force approach (esp. in a video game)

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physical strength; muscle strength

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to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

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salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

2

shade; shadow

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to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

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please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

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bringing; taking; carrying

1

long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act

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between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

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(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei

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to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited

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saltiness

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food

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above all; especially; particularly; all the more

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to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

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watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)

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government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

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to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

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trio; gang of three; threesome

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rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

2

searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells

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in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

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first meeting; first interview with

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buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

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dust

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

5

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

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parabola

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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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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dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

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unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something

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(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); old man; white ash (of charcoal)

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feeling; mood

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forced laugh; forced smile

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official name; formal name

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to be entwined; to be involved

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string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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