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to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

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

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with a start; with a jump

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on one hand; on the other hand

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)

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malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

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10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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to win; to gain victory

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to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent

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mania; wild excitement

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unrelated; unconnected

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working adult; full-fledged member of society

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loneliness; desolateness

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wild enthusiasm; being crazy about

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reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

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living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

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rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises

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large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi

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large chorus

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Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)

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cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days

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sun

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height; elevated place

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brilliant; bright; dazzling

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the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

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evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting

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to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

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launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party

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to throw at; to turn; to raise

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having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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to guess right

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

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core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

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to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

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to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

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