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transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

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hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

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running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

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Tokyo and Yokohama

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one side

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national highway

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2

to continue to do; to persist in doing

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-made; make

2

doll; puppet; figure

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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easy; simple; plain

2

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

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encampment; position

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

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evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

2

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

3

as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible

1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

3

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

1

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

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heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy

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temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

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eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious

2

building; structure

1

giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

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roof

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fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)

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intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

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threat; intimidation; menace

1

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

1

extensive knowledge; erudition

1

The 47 Ronin

2

gravesite; tomb

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Kira Kōzukenosuke (1641-1702)

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ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

2

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

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negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet

1

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

3

(a) glance; (a) look

1

every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

1

objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio

1

cluster of trees; grove; thicket

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)

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square

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public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

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