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only recently; just of late

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to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)

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(vocal) volume

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mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

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fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly

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slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

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ungrateful

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it seems that; as if

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slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly

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madness; insanity

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even if; even though; if

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to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

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to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

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to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

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to summon courage; to be brave

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the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

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chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

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bed bath; sponge bath; blanket bath; toilet

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regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

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for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

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to care for someone; to look after someone

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wicker trunk; wicker luggage

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dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)

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silver gray; silver grey

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grey; gray; ashen

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manner of using one's hands

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to make a lasting impression

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)

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apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do

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to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

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to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

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running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody

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power struggle

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one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

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division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

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to find out

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proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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safe; vault; storage cabinet

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row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

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mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

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drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

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place name; toponym

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hermit; wizard; wizardry

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long period (of time)

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small scale

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