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to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

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wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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irresolute; hesitant

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diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram

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having lost face; in a bind

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with a momentary flash of light

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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morning; a.m.

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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to grin

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

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class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

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well, I must admit ...

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yakuza

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boss (esp. yakuza); foreman

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vein (esp. in head)

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wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

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boss; chief; head

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to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined

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to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

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to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

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love letter

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whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

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to examine someone's expression

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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several times; a few times

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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female role (e.g. in film); female part; occupation deemed fit for a woman; passive role in a male homosexual relationship

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to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

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in a bad mood

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irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny

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villages

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to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

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reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation

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to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)

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in its entirety; whole; wholly

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overhear; happened to hear that

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gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off

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slithering; wriggling

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contest; comparison; competition

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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