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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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life hack; life hacks

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to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

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air chamber

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eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

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take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)

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Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

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relative; relation

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clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance

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(one's) life

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literally; to the letter; literal

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deeply impressive; memorable; striking

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professor; teaching; instruction

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shallow; superficial

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by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand

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saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

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famous; notorious; noted

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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religion; cult

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to enlighten

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enlightenment; instruction

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to head home; to leave for home

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

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to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

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sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment

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passion; enthusiasm; zeal

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useful; helpful

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derivation

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branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue

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priority; order of precedence

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short of hands

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to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

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amblyopia; weak sight

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systematic

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principle; theory; fundamental truth

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telescope

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lens

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to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe

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inorganic

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reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

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to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness

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(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses

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