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Nettai Botanical Gardens

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the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

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monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

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luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

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most; much; greatly

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

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bay area; waterfront

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red brick

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storehouse; warehouse; godown

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first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer

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warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance

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walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

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gallows

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

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fate; destiny

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to bring someone along

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viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform

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beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

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under one's eyes; below one's eyes

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

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flood; flooding

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gem; jewel; precious stone

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to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart

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common; ordinary; conventional; customary

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scene; view; prospect; outlook

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to come to like a lot; to fall in love

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new Japanese record

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the big three ...

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warmth

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way of calling

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unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

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line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

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prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future

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previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop

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a long time ago; long before now

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completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

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fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing

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to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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question; query

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

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