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to knead into

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removing the astringent taste (from persimmons)

2

everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything

1

descendant

1

moderate; proper; just right

1

to press against each other; to huddle together

1

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

3

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine

1

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

2

those who have it (esp. wealth) have it; it does exist (somewhere); there are places where you can find it

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum

1

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

1

reproduction; duplication; reprinting

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

7

reading (someone else's letter, diary, etc.) surreptitiously; reading secretly; reading over someone's shoulder

2

unqualified; without qualifications

1

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way

2

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

1

thinking back now; looking back

2

sounds good; sure thing; no problem

3

Kassim

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blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum); cassis (blackcurrant liqueur)

1

ancient times; prehistoric times

3

without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless

1

a long time ago

1

(nothing) but a little

2

Choate

5

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

to die; to lay down life's burden

2

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

2

hearsay; learning by hearsay

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

2

bracelet; bangle

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village girl

2

presenting (to)

1

one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

1

whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

1

touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card

2

handbasket

1

worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad

2

queen (consort); empress (consort)

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction

1

as before; as ever; as it was originally

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birthday celebration

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