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was

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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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mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

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flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

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death; mortality; to die; to pass away

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greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

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coming home from school

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time; hour; period; class

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

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to grasp; to get

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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common reed (Phragmites australis)

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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what's what; heads or tails

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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meaning; called; said

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stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

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bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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draw (in competition); tie game

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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rival; competition

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for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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we

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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(romantic) love

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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shut up!; be quiet!

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to be silent; to say nothing

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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triangle; triangular shape

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children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head

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walking around at night; night travel; night train

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