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to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf

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thrifty person; frugal person; economizer

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way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

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understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

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Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)

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straw raincoat

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superior (major) arc

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sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

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drinking bout; merrymaking

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word; word

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whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course

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Shirane

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open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting

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one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance

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rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

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to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way

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student in a higher grade; upperclassman

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brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint

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to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

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recovery; undoing; recall

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to turn completely into; to become completely

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to spend time (on doing something)

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stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

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to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

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national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

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half century

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black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure

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equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

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guilty verdict; guilty as charged

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exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

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for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

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miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful

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profile

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to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

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formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

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newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

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inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

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icon

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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real harm; actual damage

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responsibility for wording of an article

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(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

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degenerate; decadent; corrupt

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tomfoolery; monkey business

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living witness

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total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

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Watts

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under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat

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