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return; welcome home

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to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty

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person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)

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farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

4

to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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hag; old witch

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look, look!

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cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)

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sour; acid

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(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

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service road; frontage road

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audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep

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to jeer (at); to hoot; to boo; to catcall; to heckle

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several sheets (flat objects)

2

hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

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passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

3

time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on

2

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

2

to send each other

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birth date; date of birth; DOB

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sewing; needlework

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family-oriented; familial

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chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean

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robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

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to fetch; to go and get

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opera

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to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech

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marriage ceremony; wedding

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chorus

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solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

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to keep step with

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to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love

1

to write in

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one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

1

pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows

1

fragrance

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to exchange glances

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program of a ceremony (programme)

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hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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solo; solo performance

1

transferring (to another ship, etc.)

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traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

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ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

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misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

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