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(power of) imagination

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ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

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existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive

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abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

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to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

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creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

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intelligence; intellect; brains

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door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

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way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

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eccentric; crank; oddball

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type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern

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wild idea; delusion

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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to laugh away; to laugh off

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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first impression

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to estimate

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three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

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two adjoining rooms (connected by a sliding door)

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separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

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closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family

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interior design; interior; upholstery

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

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Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

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Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe

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carving; engraving; sculpture

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simple; plain; modest

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monochrome

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refined; genteel; graceful; decent

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smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

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to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests

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itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

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(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

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to look around; to survey

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as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

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approximate age; age range

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16; sixteen

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seven

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to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

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loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

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flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru

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distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

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glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant

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even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

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