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mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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several lines (of text)

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reliance; dependence

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even if; even though; however; no matter how

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one's future course

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pocket

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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vedana (sensation)

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screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

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outdoors; outside

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place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

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slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

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to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

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number; series of digits

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registration; accession; register; entry; record

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older brother

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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touch; being involved in

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(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

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father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

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emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

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older brother

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hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle

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low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

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father and mother; parents

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the very thing; itself

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light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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conditioned reflex

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to be sweaty

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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telephone call; telephone (device)

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

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short; brief

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though; even if; whether ... or ...

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unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

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to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

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ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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this sort of

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other (esp. people and abstract matters)

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to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

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sublime; noble; high-minded

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