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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

2

after; later

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setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)

1

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

1

future; distant future

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

2

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

1

matter of time; question of time

1

surely; certainly; without doubt

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

frosted glass

2

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

1

Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period

1

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

1

interior design; interior; upholstery

2

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

2

mahogany

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small stature

1

maximum; extreme; utmost

1

from outside; from the side

1

bookshelf; bookcase

1

to grow old

2

to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate

1

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

godsend; heaven's gift

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

bitterness; bitter taste

1

opposite side; other side; other party

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

3

to take off one's glasses

1

glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous

2

coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding

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to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

2

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

2

wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable

1

day and night; around the clock; always; constantly

1

running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts

1

bad news; news of a death; death notice

1

people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

1

sworn friend

2

life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

1

to take one's eyes off

1

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

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disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

1

self-torturing; masochistic

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

1

grandchild

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turmoil; chaos; confusion

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detailed; clear

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