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object of romantic interest; potential love interest

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competitive swimming; swimming race

2

to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success

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manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)

2

winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs

2

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

castle tower; keep; donjon

1

stylish

2

ashamed

1

workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced

1

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

1

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

2

dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)

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orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)

2

friendly; amicable

2

long-distance swimming

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playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water

3

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point

4

(since) the beginning of the universe; (since) the dawn of time

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purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

2

law of cause and effect; principle of causality

1

good family; respectable family; decent family

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gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

2

soon; shortly; before long

4

evil desire

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to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

3

heat wave; fierce heat

3

foehn; föhn; foehn wind; föhn wind

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day on which the temperature rises above 30°C

1

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

1

to massage

1

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

4

ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide

1

Ting

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difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency

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early afternoon

2

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

2

madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress

1

distant; remote; isolated

1

reluctant (to part)

4

thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

1

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

to mark the end; to spell the end

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deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

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Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth

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smooth sailing

4

Karuizawa

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picture postcard

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one part; one portion; one section

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