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hooo-hokekyo (call of the Japanese bush warbler); chirp-chirp; tweet-tweet

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you; dear; honey

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that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the

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famous; well-known

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like this; this sort; this way

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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what sort; what kind

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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don't you think?; indicates question

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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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to happen to pass by

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occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere

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to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted

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indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

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outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

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to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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instant; moment; for an instant

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to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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mother

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(just) one's imagination

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spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

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to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name

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neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district

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secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

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certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

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to explain adequately; to be accountable

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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the person in question; the person themselves; said person

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truth; real situation

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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