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Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

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cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)

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Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix

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superiority complex; sense of superiority

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stop it!; enough!; cut it out

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wife

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises

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to smile

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bursting with juice; oozing with savory juices (esp. when bitten); with a gloss (e.g. makeup); with shine; sleekily

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to boil over

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boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up

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cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob

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the five virtues (esp. in Confucianism); tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of a three-legged kettle stand

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terrycloth; towelling; toweling

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brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish

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sandal strap; geta strap

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Gingham Check

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to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically

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to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)

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laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest

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(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

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bookshop; bookstore

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beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start

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freshness; novelty

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to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

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to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

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to bend; to warp; to lose heart

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to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

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danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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sometimes; often

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narcissism

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to put up one's hair

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making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)

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swim trunks

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to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

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beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows

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monks and nuns

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to tremble; to shiver; to shake

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pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

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Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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freedom; free man; free woman

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to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively

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picnic blanket

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first of all; first thing

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