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black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

2

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

1

dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)

1

finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that

1

pace

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)

1

bus tour guide

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please look at it

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

28

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe

2

very

5

milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk

5

one drop (of fluid)

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

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to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist

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both; both sides; both parties

1

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal

1

even more; still more; further

3

old man; old geezer

1

trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal

1

won't you

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memory-making; making memories

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burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case

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to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...

5

I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit

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to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state

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do-or-die game; crucial contest

5

servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he

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soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling

2

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

2

trivia; snippet of knowledge

1

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit

1

wounded; injured

1

wild boar; wild pig

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

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suspense (esp. in a film, novel, etc.)

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

technique

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

3

eating house; restaurant that serves simple food

4

instability; insecurity; crankiness

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

6

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

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to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

4

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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to pour water on; to irrigate

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