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firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

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by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

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myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

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(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)

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gradually; slowly but steadily

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to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

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warm; mild; genial

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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

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shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled

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to stop in the midst of; to leave undone

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gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

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hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

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serious injury

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bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood

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medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

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bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

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there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

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obedience; submission; resignation

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

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double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice

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to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

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delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in

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natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix

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open air; outdoors; outside

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noise; sound

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one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically

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to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)

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settlement; solution; resolution

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best

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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hesitation; indecision; vacillation

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures

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to be able to conceal

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strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

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domicile; premises

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landslide

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mishearing

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usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

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gasping

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(on) one's own; (by) oneself

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persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

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