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couplet; antithesis

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couplet (poetry)

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dear

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to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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mediant; baritone; contralto; medium tone; medium pitch

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tenor

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vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude

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melody; intonation

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vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

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timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)

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to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on

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dignity; majesty; sanctity

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upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

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upper part; skillful (in comparisons); dexterity; over-arm grip on opponent's belt

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one night; all night; overnight; one evening

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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vigorous; healthy; sound

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to compose a poem

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... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

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rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime

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government; administration

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proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

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to rhyme (with)

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to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence

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short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

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to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)

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to have a perverse character; to have a twisted personality

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birth; creation; formation

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palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

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womb; uterus

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womb

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10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad

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tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

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(speak) bluntly; frankly

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plaintive; piteous; doleful

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cavalry; cavalryman; trooper

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Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)

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generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei

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large army

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

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people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

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blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke

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merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition

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stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion

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British person

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bundle; bunch; sheaf

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soft voice

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