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while doing over and over; repeatedly

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unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved

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straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

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to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

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to be led by; to be headed by

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affirmative

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at present; now

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fiction; fabrication; concoction

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direct connection; direct link

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(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect

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lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day

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excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

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to bore; to tire; to weary; to use lavishly (and without regret)

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periodic; regular; routine

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frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

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Movie Day (celebration of the history of the Japanese film industry)

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one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls

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stomach ache; abdominal pain

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mealtime

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grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning

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unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant

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has reached its limit; has reached its peak

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young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten

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multiplication table; times table

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to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish

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gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)

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to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins

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physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts

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damned; cursed; accursed

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story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial

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to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

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test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)

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to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at

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clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

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tree; trees and shrubs

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a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes

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territory

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(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe

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sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

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to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

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clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt

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bedcover; bedspread

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in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

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smallish; on the small side

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French doll

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small plate; small dish

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bored; having nothing to do; idle

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to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)

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