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sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

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performance of one's official duties

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to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

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evening meal; dinner

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crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

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to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

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after dinner

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older sister

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distant; cold; formal

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zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

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lying face down; upside down; prone

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upturned eyes

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

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study; diligence; discount; reduction

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dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

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to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium

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have a good day; take care; see you

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reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

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pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

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private room

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excessive; immoderate

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ornament; decoration

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dozen

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to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

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to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

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to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

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only; nothing but

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for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

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underground; subterranean

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

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absurd; unreasonable

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of course; certainly; naturally

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experiment

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with a light thud

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thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

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author

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expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

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leading person; foremost figure

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it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...

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ten years; decade

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

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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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dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

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