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Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)

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bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

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plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)

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rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing

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the same; the said; likewise

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overestimation; overrating; overvaluing

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regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

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what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)

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depth; length

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general idea; concept; notion

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kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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zero; nought

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division

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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sprinkler

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top part of the head; crown; parietal region

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to learn; to study; to take lessons in

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teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

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to kill by burning to death

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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I; me

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tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

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refractive index

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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penetration; permeation; transmission

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to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

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to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

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moderation; standard

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dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily

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with a whistle (e.g. of a kettle)

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to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)

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lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

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to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

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to sit on a seat

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manners; behavior; behaviour

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a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

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shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

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one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided

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abashment; bashfulness

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placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)

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