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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

8

distribution

1

passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)

1

to fall flat; to fall face down

2

eyelid

4

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

1

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

1

sky; air; mid-air

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

1

dust; one ten-billionth

1

beam; light ray

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

1

milk-white; milky

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shading; shielding from light

1

blackout curtain

1

financial power; financial means; wealth

1

Houichi

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substitution

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

to straighten up; to sit upright

1

elbow

2

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper

1

perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

2

annoying; provoking

2

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

to tear; to rip

1

bad-tempered

1

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

1

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

3

cramped

2

gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal

2

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

newspaper

1

transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration

1

a few years ago; some years back

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

2

master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

nickname

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real name

2

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby

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asking oneself

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