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Southern Song dynasty (China, 1127-1279)

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famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic

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heirloom

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

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chimes; toll of a bell

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to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

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the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

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noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

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pounding mochi

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

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in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time

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last night

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy

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dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

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small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

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to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

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overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

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particularly; only; in the case of

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feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

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(not) one

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knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

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marriage ceremony; wedding

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mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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intention; idea; inclination; wish

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best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of

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principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

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mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

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something like ...; something called ...

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representative

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muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

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few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

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offender; criminal

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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beginning of spring

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to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear

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various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

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profitable plan; good plan

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to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

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part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

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earlobe

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