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to stop (plug) one's ears

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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doing whatever one pleases

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disliking people similar to oneself

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to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

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to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

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by all means; no matter what; at any rate

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elder sister; older female friend

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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression

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to have an idea; to have a clue

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reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days

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ideal; ideals

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jet black

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to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

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to squash; to crush; to flatten

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to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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to watch over; to watch attentively

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to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

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what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

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in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time

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to chew up

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artery

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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hesitation mark; shallow wound or scar inflicted by a suicidal person

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to pieces; into shreds

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(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

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reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)

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ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

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relation; connection

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temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

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to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

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movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

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reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days

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hopeless; irredeemable

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effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

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to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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doing one's duty

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marriage registration

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moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

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taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

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in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

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