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(husked grains of) rice

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession

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these guys; these fellows

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whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

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masochist; masochism

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den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

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considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

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indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

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life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

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activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

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to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

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decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series

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flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

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fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

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both; (not) either

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to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

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to watch steadily; to stare

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indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

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to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

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(medical) doctor; physician

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fully prepared; all ready

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funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director

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dead flesh; carrion

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(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence

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to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)

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to fear; to be afraid of

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escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

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nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious

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Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

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execution

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

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stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

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to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into

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to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team

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portrait

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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discussion; argument; debate

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truth; real situation

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nine; 9

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