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to push open

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East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

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to bend down with a round back

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made of iron

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board

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to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

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compass needle

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Imperial Guards

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dragoon

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regiment

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five generations; fifth generation immigrant; gosei; the fifth (e.g. George V)

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Elizabeth; Elisabeth

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sleeve badge; sleeve patch; chevrons

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bust (sculpture); half-length portrait

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trust; credit; credence

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other than; excluding; without

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to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)

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name; title

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method of operation; operating procedure

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to be breathtaking; to be stifling

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pitch-black; jet-black

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cellar; cave; hole in the ground

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to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy

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pendulum

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to rage; to be fierce; to be excited

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in a row; in a line

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appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning

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scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

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faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate

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tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle

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pulsation; pulsatory motion

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cellar; cave; hole in the ground

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to be or remain always on hand

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inlay; inlaying; damascening

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one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

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minuet

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cylinder

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)

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self-playing musical instrument (e.g. music box, player piano)

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to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out

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heavy

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as if; as though

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to shout (in anger); to yell

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chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice

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life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

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