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anecdote; story; episode

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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

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indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable

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seeming happy

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(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement

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to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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to know (someone); to think; to believe

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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17th day of the month; 17 days

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to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

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most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

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it's no joke; gimme a break!

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to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

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large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

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royalty; royal family

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily

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to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

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to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)

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(suddenly) quiet

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to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

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to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room

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laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

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in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur

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shy; bashful; timid; reserved

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shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

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to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

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His Majesty the King

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bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile

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to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears

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to have a hard time of it

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eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball

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extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super

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class; heading; group; category

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to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

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system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

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intelligence

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graceful; neat

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transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

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to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

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subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

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to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

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pedestal

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to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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