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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

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greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop

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ham actor

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Chouko

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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copybook; model; pattern

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to finish reading; to read through

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Hinako

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how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

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the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo

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use of force

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to be

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composed expression; clear face

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to be

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unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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morning and evening; all the time

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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longed-for; anxiously awaited

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to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

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unsteady steps; bobbing

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to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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shopping bag

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paper package

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to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

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garbage (rubbish) collection point

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burnable garbage; burnable waste

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according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

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bucket; pail

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cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

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as soon as possible

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noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

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to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

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soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy

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to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess

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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas

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common reed (Phragmites australis)

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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heartening; reassuring

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prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

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having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed

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(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

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(not) in any way; in no way; at all

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formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

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if you insist

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unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness

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master; expert

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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