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shortish; rather short; somewhat short

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to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

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blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

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steady; sound; reliable; solid

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vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

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(set of) facial features; looks

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molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling

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to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

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

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sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)

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to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

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only; merely; but; no more than

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fascinating; alluring

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fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

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trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

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secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)

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regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

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charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

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day and night; around the clock

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light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms

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to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

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Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

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food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

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to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot

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whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

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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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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing

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preserved foods

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both; (not) either

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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magic

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grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

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delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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mayonnaise

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

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good results

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness

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just a little

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consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

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embarrassing

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quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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to have a bitter experience

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request; appeal; claim; purchase

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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