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nice catch; good catch

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too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

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the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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no way; no chance

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beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)

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dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

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moderately; in moderation

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completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)

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different person; another person; someone else; changed man

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed

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vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary

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permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of

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serious look (on one's face); straight face

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to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

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to drop one's shoulders

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ill-omened; unlucky

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finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

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time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

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to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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cream puff

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for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

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since then; from that time; ever since

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glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

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gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

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once again; yet again; (there you go) again

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to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

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ornament; decoration

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I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead

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(vehicle) wheel

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with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

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(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

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Muscat (wine grape variety); Muscat (Oman)

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wrapping paper

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personal delivery; handing over in person

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unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

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fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

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evening sun; setting sun

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not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand

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(falling) deeply in love

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not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

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who

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to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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depravity; corruption; degradation

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