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sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

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important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

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soft sound; dampening (of sound)

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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is something that; is that which

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duty; role; function

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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default; default (setting)

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captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

3

usual state of things

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

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to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted

2

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

2

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

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boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

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help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

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terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

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master; teacher; stable master

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to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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next spring

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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ball; dance

3

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

2

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

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exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

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sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense

2

birthday party

2

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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lesson

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escort

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

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make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer

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last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

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performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)

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exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash

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result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

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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 (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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full dress; formal dress; uniform

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for a while; for some time; for a period

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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