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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

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to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

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surrealistic

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tragicomedy

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worry; anxiety; concern

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poisonous insect

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Gregor Samsa

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novelist; fiction writer

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Franz Kafka

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classical; classic

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avid reader; bookworm

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promotion (school, military, etc.)

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to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

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planetary system; star system

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brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

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being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention

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to writhe (in agony)

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sleepyhead; oversleeper

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male bird; cock; rooster

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to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about

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slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style

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(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)

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place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines

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(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)

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simplification

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ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address

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to stretch out

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to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out

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ladle; dipper; scoop

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splish-splash; with a splash

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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green light; (giving) permission; OK

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plump; chubby; voluptuous

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sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

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to tie; to bind; to fasten

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delta; river delta; delta plain; (woman's) crotch; groin; triangular gap between the thighs

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one-off; one off (e.g. car)

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question mark

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going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)

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to bark; to bay; to howl

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obsession with changing one's appearance; desire to change

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invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)

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Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period

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Himiko; Himiko (queen of Yamatai)

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together with ...

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reading with pleasure

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-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism

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animalization; animalisation

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