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fiction

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malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

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bullying; teasing

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

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gender; distinction of sex; sex

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(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

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older brother; elder brother

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well-suited role

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uniform

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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exactly as stated; verbatim

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to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

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no matter how much time passes

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to close; to shut

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to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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trespassing; intrusion

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(committing, resorting to) an act of violence

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to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

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to beat the hell out of

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

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coffee

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

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exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm

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detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location

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structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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kitchen; financial situation

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human face

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ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

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stairs; stairway; staircase

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more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll

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establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

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fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

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location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place

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aah

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second floor; upstairs

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The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

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domino toppling

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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in order; in turn; one by one

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thump; clang; clank

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