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mobile library; bookmobile

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insect catching; bug catching

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deva realm (svarga)

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workforce reduction; personnel cut

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g'morning; good morning

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backscratcher

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illustrated diary; picture diary

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sponge cake

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very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn

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palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping

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washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

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paid vacation; leave

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economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties

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user; customer

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

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to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

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toy fireworks; sparklers

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to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

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(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

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obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

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unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)

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big treat; great offer

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lunchtime

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slice

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theme song

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up until now; as recently as the present

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towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket

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in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice

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going home from work; on the way home from work

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excellence; genius

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letter of resignation

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to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

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non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

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good feeling

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to get information out of a person; to begin listening

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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taking shelter from rain

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bookshelf; bookcase

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with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration

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bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum

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... all over again (repeating the same failure)

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to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

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appointment; rendezvous; date

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oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

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barrage of questions

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to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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