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Emondo

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to get too skinny

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Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)

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scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler

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to twine around

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sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck

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to raise (one's head)

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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to bring back; to restore

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glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

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condition; figure; appearance; voice

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to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)

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quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound

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match fixing; put-up job; fixed game

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presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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manager (theatrical company)

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to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

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outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

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to palm off; to force a sale

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ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

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portrait

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peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; water glass; hydroscope; box, etc. with glass bottom for viewing underwater

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rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice

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Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth

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doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

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lawn; sod; turf

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dead drunk; blotto

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manservant employed by a samurai (Edo period)

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

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vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue

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smartly (esp. dressed); stylishly; prominently

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dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)

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youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

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(religious) festival

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disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing

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to be deep fried; to be hoisted up high (e.g. of a flag); to soar up into the air (e.g. of fireworks); to well up (of emotions); to become stronger (of feelings); to stand out; to be striking

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Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner

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fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)

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show tent; circus tent; freak show

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adult; grown-up

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eye

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doorman; gatekeeper

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salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

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boarding; board fence

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large attendance; full house; capacity audience

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success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity

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gate money; admission fee

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high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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