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tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)

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Chinese herbal medicine

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shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience

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trio

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fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait

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spawning season; breeding season; laying period

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breeding season

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copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving

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to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

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reproduction

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brood; stud; stock; breeding

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets

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season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

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three times

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birdproofing; protection from birds

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actually; really

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mammal; mammalian

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to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

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Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)

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pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)

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wall; fence

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thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

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number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number

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barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

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to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

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to be hungry

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since one was born; (in) all one's life

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to classify; to sort out; to sift through

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direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun

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sphagnum; peat moss; bog moss

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death by suffocation; death by choking

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how (can); by what means

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to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

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this much; this amount

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briskly; quickly; promptly

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clear stream

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to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

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ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

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to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order

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thin slice; slicing thin

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Kujō spring onion (variety common in the Kansai region)

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to pour into

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camping; campground; making camp

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removing scum (from a broth, etc.); skimming off scum

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boiling water

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to skin; to peel

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large pot; cauldron

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to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)

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to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

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