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sunlight filtering through trees

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(inedible) midgut gland of a scallop

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to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

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faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate

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each stratum; each class

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at first; in the beginning; originally

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lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

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century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

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taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

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exceptional; unusual

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long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)

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several hundred; hundreds (of)

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to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive

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background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge

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stating (one's views); expressing

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Spain

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wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

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to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

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steel; sword steel; sword

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fluent; flowing; elegant

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saber (cavalry sword); sabre

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling

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dark brown; colour of tanned skin

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shortish; rather short; somewhat short

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to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

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to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce

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several steps

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to embrace each other

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handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

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disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving

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embarrassing; awkward

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to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)

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hug

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heavy metals

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safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

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of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

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to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession

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to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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3rd day of the month; three days

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)

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order of chivalry; chivalric order

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Imperial Guards

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friend

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to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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walking; going on foot

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