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bilateral

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(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

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world situation; world affairs

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to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak

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reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction

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balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

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fortunately; luckily

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opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum

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to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

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check; restraint; oppression; repression

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full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

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equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence

3

fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark

4

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing

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loyal retainer; loyal subject

1

to ooze (out); to seep

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remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably

1

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

2

songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance

2

public announcement; official notice; edict

1

darkness

1

performance of one's official duties

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exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

1

please take care of yourself; please be careful not to ... (concerning one's health or well-being)

1

right in the middle (of); midst; height

1

party; banquet; feast

1

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

1

to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam

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government; administration; statesmanship

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black stone; black (go pieces)

1

feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

1

lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

1

big arm; brawny arm

1

inner canthus; inner corner of the eye

1

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

1

to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)

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dusk; twilight

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to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)

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short spring night

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while

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present; gift

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to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...

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elegant; graceful

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damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy

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which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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