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Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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friend; companion

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being startled

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shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

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gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps

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to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

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to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

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to open one's eyes wide

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one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

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large deer; moose; elk; red deer

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large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker

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forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

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to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie

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generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia

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to collect; to solicit; to seek; to look for evidence; to check; to summon

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impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable

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anthropology

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one large ...; a great ...

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mystery case

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deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

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big snake; serpent

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pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

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vocal solo

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to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

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rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook

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frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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one's last moments; death throes; agony of death

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similar to; like

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still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

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giant

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no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

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monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

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hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

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stature; body height

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shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

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anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape

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pithecanthropus; pithecanthrope

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branch (of a tree)

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lightning

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to become bloodshot

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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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chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

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