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concert

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historic; historical; traditional

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wind instrument

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mouthpiece

1

alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

1

to ruin oneself

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to pluck; to pick; to nip off

1

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

1

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

to give meaning (to); to assess the significance (of)

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stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)

2

isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

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pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

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self-consciousness

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one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

3

religious; spiritual

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to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)

2

grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

2

sequel; later development

1

backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

2

impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

3

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

3

Bill

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account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

1

personnel selection

2

papier mâché; something that looks good superficially

5

on one hand; on the other hand

2

forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting

2

to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself

1

continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play

1

feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

1

muddy stream

2

to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

1

twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw

2

human body

1

elasticity; flexibility

1

minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

to trample down; to devastate

1

visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms

1

all means

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if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose

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to pierce through; to break through

3

to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

3

tear gland; lacrimal gland

1

dispersing; vanishing

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wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

3

attenuation; damping; decay

1

injury; harm; danger

1