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fulcrum

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useful thing; usable article

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saw; musical saw

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

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right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

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moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

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eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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shiveringly

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shivering; trembling

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reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

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desperate

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to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

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to be clear-headed

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

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ho-ho

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high-pitched; shrill

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flood; flooding

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to overflow from something full

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to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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dazzling; radiant

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to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

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to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

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tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated

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polite; respectful; reverent

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it serves you right

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small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

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white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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colour usage; color usage; use of colour

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bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking

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cracker

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the first and second; a few

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counter for colours

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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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to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

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critical

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to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

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deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced

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jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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yellow; amber

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purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

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colorful; colourful

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smallish; on the small side

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traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless

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