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few decades; many decades; several decades

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to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

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to throw oneself down; to lie down

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to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

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family name; house name; family honour; family honor

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nineteen; 19

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generation

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minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD

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beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

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residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood

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camber

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with a chuckle; with a giggle

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to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

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imprisonment

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felony; serious crime

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younger brother

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astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous

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vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild

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electric current

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underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

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bungler; greenhorn; low quality (of crops, fruits, etc.); poor produce; wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright

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severe wound; serious wound; gash

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to think (something) strange

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glassy; vitreous

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vertical line

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(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane

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Thrashing (computer science)

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lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Romania and Moldova)

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not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

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-job; stimulating the penis with a body part

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sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

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poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)

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to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction

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bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

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foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

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rappel; abseil

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to smile

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to rescue; to free

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haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

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disgrace; humiliation

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inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household

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stick

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escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

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attenuation; damping; decay

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jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame

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for connoisseurs; preferred by experts

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astringent persimmon

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hill

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