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twitching

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the opposite sex; isomerism

1

moral support; emotional support; spiritual support

1

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

1

self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility

3

to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table

2

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

2

reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

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love affair

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be; is

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funny story; funny anecdote

2

main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

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opinion; intention; thought

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very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

2

sobering up; method of sobering up

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glass door

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handrail; railing; banister

4

clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance

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to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)

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banning of books; banned book

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frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

4

to bring back

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absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

2

unavoidable; no help for

6

national power

3

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

1

verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification

3

to prosper; to flourish; to thrive

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negative; minus

2

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

3

sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing

3

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

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preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up

5

unavoidable; inevitable

1

slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness

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intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

3

each house; every house; many houses

2

light; lamplight

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starry sky

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sobering up; method of sobering up

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to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

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pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

2

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

5

to cast a shadow

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Jesus (Christ)

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keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

4

blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless

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both eyes

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natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God

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