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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle

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to hand (over); to deliver in person

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faltering; hesitation

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to taste; to try (food or drink)

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extremely; highly

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to begin to drink

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hesitation; indecision; vacillation

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present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

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to become empty; to be emptied

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slope; slanting surface; bevel

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lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly

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

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)

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hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

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to be erected; to be built

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Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

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to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

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memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

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to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

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indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene; original scenery; unspoiled landscape

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satoyama; rural landscape coexisting with local agricultural communities

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

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deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

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rare

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short trip; brief journey; excursion

1

was

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to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

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to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

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to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)

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(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball

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finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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to point at

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delight; great joy

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set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line

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one house

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to lie deep in; to extend far back

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

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as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

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survival; survivor; relic

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hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

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limit; restriction

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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