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general (variety) store (shop)

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

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soy sauce; shoyu

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mandarin plantation

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fire; conflagration

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pushing by hand; hand gilding

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

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hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)

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garnet

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pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

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small; fine; detailed; stingy

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just past noon; afternoon

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to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass

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heat haze; shimmer of hot air

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fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire

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flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at

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tremor; fluctuation

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stillness; tranquility; tranquillity; dullness

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to become pale; to turn pale

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downward glance; contemptuous look

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overlapping; piling; stacking

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from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

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advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

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with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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foliage; leaves of trees

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bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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while; even though; despite

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mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

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to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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breakdown; rupture

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strong; intense; severe

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perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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dusty

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dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic

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radiation; diffusion

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recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

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to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

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weight; heavyweight boxer

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honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

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to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object

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very small; tiny

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Weimar

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prime minister; premier; chancellor

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literary master

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attachment; love

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