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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

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preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

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cry of a baby at birth

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intuition; instinct; hunch

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aftertaste

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birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity

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parents; both parents

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to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend

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transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts); succession

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fibre; fiber

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married couple; husband and wife; man and wife

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to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in

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father

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs

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white cloth

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wooden box; wooden crate

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at a young age; while still young

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only daughter

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to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

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cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)

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to go; to come

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funeral

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pathetic; plaintive

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attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial

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previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

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to follow in succession; to happen one after another

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to purse one's lips

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to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

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setting sun

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old castle; old fortress

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to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

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tentacle; feeler

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row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition

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to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress

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only once

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to swarm; to gather

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to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

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cylinder or rod-shaped

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purity; chastity

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contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness

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both feet; both legs

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

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sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

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wailing; lamentation

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age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; age 64 (of a man); breaking of the hymen (during sex); female defloration

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

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silence; noiselessness; muteness; voicelessness; unvoicedness

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