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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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open air

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this much; this amount

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

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hot water; hot bath

3

effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit

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stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

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carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

4

both feet; both legs

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splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap

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meteorite

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sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

2

both (people)

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wariness

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

2

to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)

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moment; instant

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long ago; once upon a time

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elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman

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wooden fence; board fence

4

one day; (on) a certain day

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to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

1

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

1

(arch.) ginger (Zingiber officinale); Japanese pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum)

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to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

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to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

2

in spite of; regardless of

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to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

1

clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

1

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

1

flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence

1

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

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they

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loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

2

allegory; fable; parable

2

beauty

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animal

4

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

1

hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

1

wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap

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the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel

1

decision; determination

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

2

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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at times; occasionally

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to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

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