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to shed light; to cast light

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one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

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high grade; special grade; classy

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delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy

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literature; books (reference); document

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combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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salad

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complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

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dressing; dressing; putting on clothes

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tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone

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peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

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good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

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fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

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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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another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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in succession; one by one

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup

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having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

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to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

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standing on tiptoes

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weird; disgusting; sickening

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before long; even now

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magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)

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gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma

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winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

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intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection

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coupled with; together

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knockdown

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sexy

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possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally

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sexy

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fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement

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body; body blow

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