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consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

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cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

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to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

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silent; silent film; silent letter

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drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk

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to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

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stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation

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to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

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bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained

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precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

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self-sacrificing

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)

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plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus

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reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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endless; boundless; everlasting

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minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily

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to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf

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to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage

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to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

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unjust; inhuman

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idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

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bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

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favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet

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(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

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small amount of rainfall; (a) light rainfall

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to burn to a crisp; to scorch

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adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax

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to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking

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origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

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spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

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change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

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spread of fire

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to spread (of flames)

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fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods

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liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

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disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters

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