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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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to be worried; to be troubled

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long time; many years

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trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

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to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

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respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)

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paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

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reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese

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freedom; liberty

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

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cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

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criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

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fully; thoroughly

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appearance; expression; manifestation

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dark

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also called

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like; as if; the same as

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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Ikuno

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chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan

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steady; honest; sober; straightforward

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to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

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discovery; detection; finding

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to leave undone

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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mimesis; mimicry; camouflage

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decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

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evidence; proof

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guess; conjecture

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no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

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having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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most; extremely

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the end

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main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

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reason; cause; circumstances

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even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

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