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to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)

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in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

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interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening

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to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

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as much as one can; as much as possible

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to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing

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to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

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to fit; to suit

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three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident

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Diplomorpha sikokiana (species of flowering plant); paper made from the fibre of this plant

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stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity

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to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

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kozo (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera); Japanese paper mulberry tree

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

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to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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number of years

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empirically; from experience

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

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different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)

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cultivation

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acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)

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still better; even better

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amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP

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grated yam

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root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

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if not ...; unless ...

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liquid; fluid

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

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trial product; prototype model

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patient

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process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

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I've got to be going; I must go

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harvesting; reaping

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black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

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to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

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steamer; steam cooker

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steamed dish; steamed food

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to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

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to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around

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the Sun

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

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cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

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stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon

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corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

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squared timber; rectangular lumber

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mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)

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