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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

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real thing; original; actual

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one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing

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openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

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preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)

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quiet; still; surreptitious

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to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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to stand to reason

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stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

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tales of one's travels

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

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to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

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high-tech

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to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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to go pale (with fear, etc.); to turn white

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture

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fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

3

karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper

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to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

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shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

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just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

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assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)

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wrong; different; not like that

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to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one

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point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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tiny bit

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because of; owing to; due to

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so what!; who gives a damn?

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intimidation; threat; bluster

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calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

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backroom deal

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to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

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to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

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arc

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with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

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snake; serpent; large snake

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one's field of expertise; one's strong area

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stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck

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to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

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