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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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windscreen; windshield

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mike; mic; microphone

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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intrusion into territorial waters; violation of territorial waters

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government; administration

4

future (usually near); prospects

2

beautification; glorification

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compared with

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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atrocious crime; heinous crime

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baseless; groundless

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purification; refining; simplification

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modern society

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encroachment; erosion; corrosion

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easy to understand

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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to vent one's anger

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to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

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by all means; no matter what; at any rate

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whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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jealousy; envy

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drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)

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to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down

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rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky

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serotonin

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secretion

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stability; steadiness; equilibrium

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regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

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continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

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shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

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small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature

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fortunately; luckily; thankfully

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yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

2

useless; worthless; absurd; baloney

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uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

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other than; excluding; without

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

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to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

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to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

3

incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical

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a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

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missing; lacking

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

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