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from here; from this place

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finishing blow; coup de grâce

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rather; sooner; preferably

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gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking

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heap; pile; stack; full measure

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treasure chest; strongbox

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bang; whump; boom

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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 radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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all year round

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Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance

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Boy's Day celebration (May 5)

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Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival

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setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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New Year's Eve; December 31

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Christmas

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feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation

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loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

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finale

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magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

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to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

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every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

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ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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support; backing; patronage

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)

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ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

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respect; honour; honor

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someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

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on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

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to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence

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restart; reboot

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though; notwithstanding; although

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to know (a person); to think

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next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

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declaration; proclamation; announcement

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financial power; financial means; wealth

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fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

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