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brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment

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suicide by hanging; hanging oneself

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dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

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to hang oneself; to strangle oneself

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stability; steadiness; consistency; stable

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humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm

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to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

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to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

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to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

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a long time ago; in those days

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to cultivate; to foster

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hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation

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cultivation

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to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to

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taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child

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young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)

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shooting; hunting

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should do; ought to do; must do

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advance payment; money paid in advance

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liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

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secretly felling trees

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to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

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fine; penalty

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to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

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growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing

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(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest

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comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

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interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)

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usurer; usury; loansharking

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poll tax

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helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret

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young tree; sapling

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busy farming season

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showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

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to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow

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every month; monthly; month by month

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decision; ruling; award; arbitration

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(the) old and young

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within the village; all over the village; throughout the village

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appearing all together

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onion (Allium cepa)

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salted crescent roll; salted butter roll

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

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whole day and night; 24 hours

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whole nation; whole land; whole country

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to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

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straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof

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live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood

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