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to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

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bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

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(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge

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distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification

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need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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two-sworded (samurai)

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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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in addition

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part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer

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to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)

2

however; because; as

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good morning

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two (long cylindrical things)

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

2

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

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to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different

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favorable; favourable

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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change; fluctuation

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

5

big shot; higher-ups

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speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

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to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

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tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

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small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

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hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

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to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation

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to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

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front; frontage; facade; main

4

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

4

prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

16

upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)

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dress code

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against; contrary to

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

7

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

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attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb

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-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

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neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)

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in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily

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to hear a rumor; to get wind of

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immediately following

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Hildebrandt

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one person; one member

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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