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to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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hey!; hey!

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cutting in line; queue jumping

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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to poke; to push

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

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lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

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cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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tossing

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to throw into; to toss into

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fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

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to run around

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

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to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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younger brother

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relation; relationship

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as a child; when one was a child

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

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channel

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scramble; struggle

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play-fighting

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extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

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(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

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taking care of someone

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hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

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aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell

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girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

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to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

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chopsticks used to move food from a serving dish to one's own dish

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small dish

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you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

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generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

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to hear a rumor; to get wind of

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common saying; everyday talk; common parlance

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(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

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ingredient; foodstuff

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contribution; donation

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being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit

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junior high school student; middle school pupil

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all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

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to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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