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reference room

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deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)

1

to lend an ear to; to listen to

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to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

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smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

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body and soul; mind and body

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touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card

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royal palace

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older; senior

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close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

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use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

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(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge

1

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

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inheritance dispute; succession dispute

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(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

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to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear

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aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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to grow restive; to begin to act violently

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to twist; to contort

1

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

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to surge; to well up; to gush out

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to knock down; to knock off

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

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to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

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hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion

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intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

3

to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

2

wicked; evil; wrong; bad

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

2

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

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to shed light; to cast light

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soft light

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little by little; bit by bit

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to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

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to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back

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to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged

2

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

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who; what kind of person

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

5

cause; origin; source

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

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