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to explain the situation

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good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show

2

toolbox

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with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

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not

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desperate; hopeless

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unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental

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playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness

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outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person

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cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress

1

eavesdropping

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-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats

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to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active

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to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

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clock; watch; timepiece

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wall clock; grandfather clock

1

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

average; ordinary; normal

1

to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty

1

pendulum

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request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand

1

deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out

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vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

1

enamel; enamelled metalware (sinks, pots, etc.)

1

dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board

1

full view; plain sight; completely visible

1

standing on tiptoes

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one's internal clock

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brass

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make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

1

to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

top part; surface

1

age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (e.g. of an infant)

1

waxing and waning (of the Moon)

1

age; era; period; date

3

to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

1

corn salad (Valerianella olitoria); lamb's lettuce

2

various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting

1

cook; chef

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irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness

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to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words

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lovers' talk; whispered intimacies

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partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)

2

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

2

potage (thick soup)

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spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect

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