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bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch

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munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

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(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

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doctor

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine

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principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

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engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson

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to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects

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several tens

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incurable illness

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to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

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oh, yes?; really?

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middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

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sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

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respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

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roasted green tea

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parfait

2

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

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from afar; over a great distance; all the way

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Japan

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without a moment's delay

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No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden

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staff member; employee; worker; personnel

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

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to state; to express; to mention

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to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act

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harassment; pestering

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I can tell you; heh

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false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

2

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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to push aside; to brush aside

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shamelessly; brazenly

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snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

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twice

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not yet; un-

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approval; license; licence; permission

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new medicine; new drug

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to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

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three days

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comatose state

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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