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fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

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decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave

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all members; whole army

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many children; large family

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home; family; household

3

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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-years-old

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seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

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same age

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three days

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again (and again); once again; yet again

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in perfect order

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leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)

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henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

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bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

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

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high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy

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how (can); by what means

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bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile

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pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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haughty; holding one's head high

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beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)

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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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doing whatever one pleases

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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series

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suffering; distress; hardship; trial

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a few hours

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to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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to torment; to harass; to tease

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(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare

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standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

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welcome home

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to behave well (of a child)

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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act; deed; conduct

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dinner; evening meal

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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kitchen; financial situation

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laundry; the washing

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently

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older sister; elder sister

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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child

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