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friendly nation

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conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion

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surface; outer layer

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to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)

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bell (often globular)

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light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart

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by the window

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third floor

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secret meeting; clandestine meeting

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(words to) that effect

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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clothing

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careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

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yellow; amber

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shawl

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comparison; something worthy of comparison

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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail

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clay

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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curve

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent

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(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

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bridge of the nose

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming

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device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

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sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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hot-tempered person

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just one person; only one

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high-pitched; shrill

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to sing; to chirp; to twitter

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solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

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cage; pen; (jail) cell

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trash; low-grade stuff

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refusal; rejection

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stairs; stairway; staircase

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branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream

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lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

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government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

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