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the Two Ise Shrines

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pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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address; email address

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telephone number at which person without a phone can be reached

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low voice; whisper

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dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon

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good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler

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husband

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art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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at that time; that time

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to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

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making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

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disguise; masquerade

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

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number; amount

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repertoire; repertory

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vocal mimicry

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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mysterious person

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countenance; features; looks

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cheap edition; low-priced edition; popular edition

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oh; ah; I'll be darned

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woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to be reminded of; to call to mind

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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mister; Mr

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pride

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to pieces; into shreds

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below freezing

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malic acid

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forehead; brow

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this and that; various things

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most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

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to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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

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departure

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to go; to come

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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evasion; avoidance

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wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension

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emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)

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inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing

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