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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

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half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

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to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

2

even; but; however

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point

1

from there; thence

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attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

lip balm; chapstick

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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one lump; one group

1

to go into a huddle

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

2

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

2

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

2

to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured

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to install; to equip; to mount

1

to look old; to get old

1

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

1

rain and wind; driving rain

1

country road

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wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

1

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

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three-quarter; half coat; top coat

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cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

2

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

1

Iran

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capital city; metropolis

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Tehran (Iran)

1

downtown

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bazaar; bazar

1

to go past; to pass; to pass by

3

place of destination

2

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

1

whole surface; entire

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glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy

2

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open

2

store interior; inside of a shop

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serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

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only; merely; but; no more than

2

seat at a table; place at a table

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full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

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