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personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume

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rule of thumb

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one's birthplace

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being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

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bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

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cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail

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to kill

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counter for nights

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loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

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support; supplement; help

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to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate

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superficial; half-hearted; shallow

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I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice

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tenacity; endurance

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plans are but plans; the schedule is not decided

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uninvited guest

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

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angry face (countenance)

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for example

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cream puff

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therapeutic crying for stress relief; having a good cry

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance

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to die by drowning; to drown

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immunization; immunisation; shots; inoculation; preventive injection

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teary eyes

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bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short

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soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person

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spurt of blood (from one's victim)

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cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation

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person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person

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attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

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substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)

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the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked

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sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

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man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)

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to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

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fan service; giving one's fans what they want

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one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well

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trademark gag; trademark routine

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it's true to its name; it's just like it says on the box

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Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)

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busy (phone)

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Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western

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starvation tactics

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reprimand; stern warning

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realistic; true to life

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real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash

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rehearsal

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