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to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

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wet and glistening; slimy; slippery

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

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to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

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to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam

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chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business

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to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)

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lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality

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onion (Allium cepa)

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(plant) bulb

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to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

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slightly; faintly

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unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

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winding coast (beach)

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Island; insula; island; islet

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thread; yarn; string

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

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furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

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dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern

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habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out

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right foot; right leg

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

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calf

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trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

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to look into; to peep into; to peer into

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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black hair

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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to shake one's head (in denial)

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by force

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rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend; feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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another idea

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noon; midday

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bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)

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after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath

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comb

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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traditional Japanese women's hairstyle

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