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this evening; tonight

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memorial service

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at first; in the beginning; originally

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Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

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evening

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

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bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving

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intimate; close

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precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)

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star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot

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(a) light; lights; lamp

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silver powder; white sand

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to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

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to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

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mourning

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starry sky

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yellow rose

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fairy; sprite; elf

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round dance; dancing in a circle

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attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial

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flute; fife; pipe; whistle

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to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

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dreams; fantasy; visions

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water current

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funeral procession

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to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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sobbing; sob; weeping

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staff member; employee; worker; personnel

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pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)

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garden lantern; hanging lantern

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to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

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washi; Japanese paper

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consoling the spirits of the dead

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(artistic) transparency

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colour; color; hue; tints

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dead of night; shades of night; black of night

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

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the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance

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keepsake; memorabilia; memento

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to pluck; to pick; to nip off

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wild flowers

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priest; monk; bonze

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sutra chanting

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yellow; amber

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bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)

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ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

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to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander

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