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evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)

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cluster of trees; grove; thicket

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Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)

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to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous

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minority group (party); minority

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September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

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reddish-brown

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two-tone coloring; two-tone colouring

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yesterday

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school

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randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children

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smiling face

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to start to move; to get going; to come alive

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I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

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to wave back

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changing clothes; change of clothes

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I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

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abrupt; sudden

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unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

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to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy

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ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)

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grave; gravesite; tomb

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(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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(small) stone; rock; pebble

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meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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but; however; even though; even if

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to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf

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passing by

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city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

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couple

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unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

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to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

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rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

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to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

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to have a good appetite

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please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

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crying in sympathy; infectious crying

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to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

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waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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the Last Supper

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