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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

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to weave up into fabric

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certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

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treasure; treasured item; prized possession

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

4

return; coming back

4

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

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to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot

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runner-up; second (in a race)

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to discuss; to talk together

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striped pattern

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check pattern; checked pattern; checkered pattern; plaid; lattice design

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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coming-of-age ceremony

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to put on; to wear; to get used to wearing

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to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge

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to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind

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what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

2

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

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obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

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(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

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to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

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to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono)

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thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

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diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

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coving; coved ceiling

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troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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(smile) broadly

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to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

2

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool

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simply; merely; only; solely

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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in no way

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

2

escape; evasion; flight

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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