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to be perfectly clear

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companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler

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Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)

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leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors

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magnificent sight; grand sight; spectacular view; fine spectacle

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to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey

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almost; nearly; close to

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water's edge; waterside; shore

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legal wife; her child; main family

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illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)

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antipathy; prejudice

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to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

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deep affection; dear; beloved

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lack of experience

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on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually

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obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

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people close to the head man

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something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

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aristocratic

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as stated; verbatim; literally

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to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel

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complete change; about-face

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residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood

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emigrant; immigrant

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area

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cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

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agricultural land; farmland

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the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields

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self-sufficiency

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desperation; struggle to the death

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to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

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to come to see; to come and see; to visit

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to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed

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to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

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one's beloved grandchild

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as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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(laughing) loudly

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receiving; acceptance; reception; admission

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(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest

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house in which a mistress is kept

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set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow

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to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

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with a smile

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big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

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herb

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to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion

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to shut the lid

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to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure

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