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comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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summer

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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sun; sunshine; sunlight

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

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to form a pair; to pair up

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scene; spectacle; sight; view

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contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period

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classic (work, esp. book); the classics

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living thing; organism; creature; biology

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block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)

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keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!

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middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

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society; company; the public; the world

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the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance

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innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

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first place; first rank; units position (of a number)

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lower classes; proletariat; underclass

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revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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shooting to death

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spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

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cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode

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combination; pair; duo

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

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definite; final; decisive; conclusive

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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roadside

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stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

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to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

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compensation; equivalent value; consideration

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there is nothing; having nothing

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secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

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protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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gem; jewel; precious stone

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to bury; to embed; to implant

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release (of a film, product, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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memory-making; making memories

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meaning; significance

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to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

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job satisfaction exploitation; trading off wages against "rewards"

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