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praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

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spring; fountain

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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(social) class; rank; grade

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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due form; official; formality

3

construction; architecture (of buildings)

1

to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law

1

drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove

1

Toyo

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talk; dialogue; conversation

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scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling

4

paper

4

writing brush and inkstone; writing; composition; daily life of a writer

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must-see; not to be missed; a must

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to enlarge; to widen; to spread out

4

to transcribe; to copy

1

one's own faction (of a party)

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clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

4

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

3

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

2

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

round-faced; bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom

1

fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full; corpulent

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Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era

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Buddha; Buddhism

2

elegance; refinement; grace; aroma

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beautiful face; good looks; beauty

2

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

2

immorality; dishonesty

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

6

to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture

1

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

7

to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

1

a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed

1

negligent; careless; (arch.) easygoing; (arch.) relaxed

1

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

1

proxy; representative

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glancing (look)

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to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

speech; expression; wording; language

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resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

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to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)

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tomorrow; near future

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preparations for returning (home)

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

2

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

2

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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