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kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

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string instrument; stringed instrument

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to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck

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L-shaped

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hair style; coiffure; hairdo

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prize; trophy

6

participants; participating athletes

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sightseer; spectator; viewer

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to join hands (with)

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hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain

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to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate

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viewing

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oral; verbal; spoken; parol

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answer; solution

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piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love

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addition; adding; supplement

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proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright

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checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers

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to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

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laughter breaks out

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to shake with rage

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showy; ostentatious

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severe in marking; strict in grading

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harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)

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to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

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worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad

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womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer

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fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

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belatedly; though a little too late

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foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead

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dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

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to cover fully; to wrap around

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taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals

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breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)

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darkness

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to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose

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smoky

2

fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)

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almost; nearly; close to

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artificial; unnatural

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secrecy; keeping secret

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can't help; won't make much difference

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ethical; moral

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unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

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secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market

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(speaking) bluntly; without reserve; harshly; directly; outspokenly; reproachfully

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common front; united front

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to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished

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leather cover; leather binding

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binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

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