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to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

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bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check

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appearance; figure; shape; form

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presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

3

to fly in the air

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

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oozing; damp; sodden

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to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life

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sports newspaper

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space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

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to rinse; to wash out

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dresser; dressing table; vanity table

2

mental anguish; mental distress

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side table; bedside table

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China and Japan; Chinese-Japanese; middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.); day of an equinox

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passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

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canal

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purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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had better do so

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manners; etiquette; polite behaviour

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clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

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suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers

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administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor

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chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

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buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing

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who

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to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken

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Police Act; police laws; laws governing police

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request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person

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humble; modest

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when it comes to ...; as for ...

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courteous; decorous; polite

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mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot

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worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

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keyhole

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something or other; anything

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vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover

3

while alive; during one's lifetime

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authenticity; credibility

2

sound of operation; operation noise; running noise

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call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

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to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)

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sorrow; grief

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things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing

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sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

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cookware; cooking utensil

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to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of

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