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Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

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Okinawa (city, prefecture)

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line

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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southeast

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enticement; inducement; attraction

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Guam

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Philippine Sea

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ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion

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minimum; minuscule; local minimum

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to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

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sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

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important point; strategic position; key point

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common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

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commandant; commanding officer; general

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defective item; defective product; defective merchandise

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one's own country

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to be at a loss for words

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idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial

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concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design

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to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries

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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

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original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw

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maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision

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cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

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exchange; conversion

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

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shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)

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is there anything else?

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to complain; to make a complaint

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night

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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opinion; view; comment

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leaving (it) to others

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leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky

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one's cherished opinion; pet theory

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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persuasion

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to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

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to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

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impossible

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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battle formation; military formation

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spindle

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several times

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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