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to write down; to record; to register

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one word

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part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

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tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

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very short and stout; small but quite wide around

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truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith

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inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

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email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone

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carrying

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

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round shape; circle; circular form

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lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means

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setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative

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playing in the sand

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front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context

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to oversleep

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dull pain

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to go back to bed

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to take away; to carry off

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compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane

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relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality

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intellectual

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milk-white; milky

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in high spirits; excited; energetic

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to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

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toast

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with a start; with a jump

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(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

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shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

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introductory remarks

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to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

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pluralistic; plural

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sexual passion; lust

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enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance

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to stare back at; to look back at

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The Time Ships

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second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume

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first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one

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knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

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sudden change; complete change

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to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up

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to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

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condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

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checked up; inspection completed

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hesitation; indecision

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intelligence operative; spy

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separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume

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Bungeishunju (publishing company); Bungei Shunjū (magazine)

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not at all tense; relaxed; calm

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