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disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster

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looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

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clock tower

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one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view

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mainly; primarily

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market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

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pedestrian traffic

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looking into distance; watchtower; distant view

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training; drill; practice; discipline

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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deep emotion; strong feelings

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wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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to pay attention (to)

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beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)

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mourning dress

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visual confirmation; sighting

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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to recover; to be healed

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round; circular; spherical

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

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one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

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conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

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what to do

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to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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small bird; little bird

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to ask; to enquire; to query

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we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)

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supremacy

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to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

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to get dry

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to walk away; to saunter off

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boundless; limitless; vast; broad

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to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

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darkness

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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preface; introduction; preamble

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to lend a hand; to help

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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