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day by day

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roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

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in name only; titular; nominal

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nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

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informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together

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calamity; misfortune

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auspicious event

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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many times

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to change

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preceding clause; previous paragraph; antecedent (of a ratio)

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patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)

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distant; remote; isolated

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mastery

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the fifth

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speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)

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novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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in proportion (to)

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to brave a danger; to take a risk

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

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to decide; to determine

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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countryside; rural areas

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to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

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to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

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celebrity; personage

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elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

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ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power

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nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

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youth

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horse load

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hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets

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finally; barely; only just; gradually

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high; noble; refined; advanced

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affectionately attached; reluctant to part

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to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine

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sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

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novel; original; new; innovative

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plan; idea; design; plot

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

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layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms

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wild goose; glans; head of a penis

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saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

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something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

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(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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without leaving any trace

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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