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the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

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knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

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to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

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way (of doing); manner; method

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to grasp tightly

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to blow out; to spout out

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useless resistance; vain struggle

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gullible; naive

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to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded

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others; other people

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to have a reason; to have an excuse

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to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

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full version; complete version; unabridged edition

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aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

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close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)

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cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

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to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

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complicated and mysterious

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to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions

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former king; late king

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location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is

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to be imaginable; to be conceivable

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to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely

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dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements

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elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out

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you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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abusive language; violent language; wild words

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to serve God

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enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)

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marital relationship; marital relations

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inkwell

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

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to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

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true; real; genuine; proper; utter

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usurpation

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conflict; strife

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self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement

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poem

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smell(ing) of sweat

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flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation

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Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)

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headlong rush; rushing recklessly

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to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears

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complete agreement

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tales of one's travels

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trip story; vacation story

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to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

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both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

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may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

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