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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

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to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

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a few years later

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acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

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affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

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to cackle

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carefree; free from worry

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

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sensual love; love affair

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splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

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shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

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great love; passionate affair

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similar to; like

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average height

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muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)

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manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

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former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend

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phantom; vision; illusion

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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simply; merely; only; solely

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unrequited love; one-sided love

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person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend

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

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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literally; to the letter; literal

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Beauty and the Beast

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bisexual

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tendency; trend; inclination

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to get strong; to gain strength

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female friend; woman friend

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a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

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to giggle

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accommodation; lodging

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to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

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use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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stature; height

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to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

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elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)

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upper floor (of a high-rise building)

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Shinjukugyoen

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one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view

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