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end; close

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abrupt; sudden

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compressed air

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flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

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burning at the stake; execution by burning

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to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

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last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage

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herself; she herself

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silent; solemn; quiet

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

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second half

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which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

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good news

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to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

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to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

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cable; cable railway

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science fiction; sci-fi; SF

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noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

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stir; commotion; noise

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to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up

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natural enemy

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

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wariness

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to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

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to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

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ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad

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within the family; in the home; domestic

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house where the family is out

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to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in

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cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

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to call together; to convene

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look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

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comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

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to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

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luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling

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neat and clean; tidy; trim

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elegance; refinement; grace; aroma

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to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about

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folding fan

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assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

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bored; having nothing to do; idle

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to dress up

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to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated

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popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious

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(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

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stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

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