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to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry

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counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

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purpose of a visit

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

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if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due

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kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

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talk; dialogue; conversation

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to sit down; to take a seat

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ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

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personal appearance; character; personality

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to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

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movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners

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to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

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carpet; rug; runner

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wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

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slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

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bow; bowing

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to read smoothly; to skim

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deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free

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being very busy; busyness

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another's parent; another's parents

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bringing up; rearing; upbringing

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principal residence

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to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along

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something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

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permanent residence

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

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big job; great task

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

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Island; insula; island; islet

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bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)

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Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung

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double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)

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(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

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to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed

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surely

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mealtime

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to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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worry; anxiety; concern

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to bawl; to cry; to scream

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sobbing; sob; weeping

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immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

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free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control

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deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end

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in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown

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