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this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure

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catching up on one's sleep; storing up sleep; getting extra sleep while one has the chance

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daddy's girl; daddy's boy

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beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf

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tornado; waterspout

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washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole

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severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up

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ten best people (in a particular field)

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foaming; frothing; lathering

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chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)

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bomb

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dangerous; risky

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pasture; grass

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precision instrument or machine

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sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic

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to be annoying; to be troublesome

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manipulation; puppet

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skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

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important point; point to make note of

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to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat

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(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

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(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality

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this evening; tonight

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what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

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of all people; a person of ...'s standing

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fancy

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wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)

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pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step

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gimmick

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

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mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird

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lullaby

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washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom

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safe; vault; storage cabinet

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lickety-split; quickly

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matter of taste

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mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt

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the Sun

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secret weapon

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magnet; compass

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branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

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snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

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whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

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finish; end; completion; result

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three times; thrice; third (musical interval)

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speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

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generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia

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just the other day; quite recently

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to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

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