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curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves

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short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

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national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

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proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming

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to cross one's mind; to occur to one

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rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

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typhoon; hurricane

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nineteen; 19

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation

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to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

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my; one's own; personal; privately owned

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)

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now; come (now); well

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letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter

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to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

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bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

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100 percent

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before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray

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implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

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(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating

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needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog

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to be able to manage somehow or other

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break in the deadlock

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feeling of a house or a room

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steak

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great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

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in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

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quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake

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to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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hello; harrow

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unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident

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virtual YouTuber; VTuber; YouTuber appearing in their videos as an animated avatar

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good evening

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; high-pressure zone; anticyclone

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grey; gray

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sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat

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sandal

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rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked

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shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

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heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

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currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

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