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it hasn't been long since

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close contest; close match; close game; close combat

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rapid growth

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opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency

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being alive

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one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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gasoline; petrol

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good-looking man; fine figure of a man

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passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

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one's pupil; one's student; one's follower

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intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently

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cycle

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to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up

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hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel

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to dominate (usu. one's husband)

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check; restraint; oppression; suppression

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random shooting

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crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam

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crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

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random; unintentional; unintended

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automatic; intransitive verb

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stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time

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stray arrow

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to mind; to care; to worry

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babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant

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exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time

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grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

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incense which supposedly allows the spirit of a departed loved one to be seen in the smoke

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corpse; dead person

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locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

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center; centre

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to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine

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stupid

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worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob

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to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish

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to part in tears

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advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

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sufficiency

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treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

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finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step

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to perform a play

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to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand

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watershed; divide

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correction; revision; rectification

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receiving (from a superior); bestowed

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farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case

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near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

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cloth; fabric

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face of a dead person

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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