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since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now

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talkative person; gossip

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love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

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rumour; rumor; hearsay; report

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to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

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to feel like; to feel inclined to do

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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the latter; the second; successor; descendant

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good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you

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dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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semi-transparent; translucent

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

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(blinking) repeatedly

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dry eye syndrome; DES; keratoconjunctivitis sicca; keratitis sicca

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eye drops; eyewash

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participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

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reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

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enough about ...

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to not take seriously; to take lightly

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bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

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nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)

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to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

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straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

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as ordered

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)

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long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft

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light weight

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abatement; reduction

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just a little

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to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

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(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

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performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

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living thing; organism; creature; biology

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

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to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

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self-torturing; masochistic

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troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)

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siren

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to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

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heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

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