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making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props

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pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent

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puzzle

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to assemble; to set up; to construct

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nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

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busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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waste of time

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peace; harmony

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war cry; roar

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broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

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rhythmical; well-paced

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yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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loud; sonorous; ringing

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to bring someone along

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to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders

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revue dance performed in a line; line dance

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

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treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash

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koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)

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prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

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rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer

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tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

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for visitors or guests

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green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea

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gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)

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tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

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the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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affixing; pasting; sticking

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pointer; pointing stick

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state-owned land

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transfer; assignment; conveyance

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will; testament; last request

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to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

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pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

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things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property

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history; career

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big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

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tooth

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doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

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