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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi

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to achieve success

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individual; one by one; separate; each

2

change; fluctuation

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms

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good-quality; superior in quality

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short distance; close range

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grated yam soup

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bowl of rice topped with a chop-suey-like mixture

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tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

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to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

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thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency

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sound collection

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to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

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air-raid alarm

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children's park; children's playground

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midnight; 12am

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siren

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singing voice; (sound of) singing

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physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency

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(large) building; public building; hall

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to fall completely silent; to become still as death

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to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

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And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie)

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cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds

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perfect tense

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progressive form; in progress; ongoing; underway

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both sides

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mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

3

to lodge a complaint

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backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

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phantom; vision; illusion

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featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth

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spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)

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to have an eye on; to zero in on

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precision; accuracy

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centralized model

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affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

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curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

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to bite and tear; to bite a hole in

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inhuman; inhumane

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in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

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prime of one's working life

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voice training; vocal exercises

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to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)

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rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

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