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Japanese reading of a Chinese character

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informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together

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tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

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saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save

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feigned illness

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to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

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dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

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increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

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less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)

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wet nurse; nursing mother

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(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting

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liquid state

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solid (body); solid matter; solid-state

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gross; disgusting

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without reservation; freely; frankly

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to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly

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soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice

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supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal

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difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty

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traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)

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accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)

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bell (often globular)

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jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly

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people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)

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immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)

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first layer

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counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact

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to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

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(written) contract; agreement

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(full) name; identity

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entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out

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(private) part-time school for that prepares students for entrance examinations; cram school; prep school

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flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

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on (the) ice

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early autumn

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losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent

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candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit

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to thresh; to strip

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

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gravure page

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look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing

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plural form

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to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear

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to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk

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food

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clear stream

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to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

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feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation

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to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)

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independence from parents

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