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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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these days; nowadays; recently

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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wake-up call

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to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up

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baby talk; baby language; babbling

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contrived; false-sounding

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hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.

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why; how

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playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness

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guess; conjecture

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one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life

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going back to sleep; sleeping in

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smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

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tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol

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fishing boat

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fishing with a pole

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for use by children; for children

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fishing rod

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crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish

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shellfish; seashell; shell

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

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stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

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pigeon; dove

2

peashooter

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clicking (with someone); feeling an immediate connection; beep beep beep (e.g. of an alarm)

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selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

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leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me

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killing time; staving off boredom

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(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting

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summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)

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flathead (esp. the bartailed flathead, Platycephalus indicus)

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)

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manufacturing process; production manufacture

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producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)

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perfectionist

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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clockwise rotation; CW

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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

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to have a reason; to have an excuse

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food and drink

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bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

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young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

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Western (film genre); country and western music

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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year on year; on the previous year

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graph; chart; diagram

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butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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