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cardueline finch (any finch of subfamily Carduelinae, esp. the Eurasian siskin, Carduelis spinus)

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Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam

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primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)

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cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

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distant mountain

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haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

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to weave a pattern; to begin to weave

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spelling; orthography; patching; binding

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obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

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regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

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to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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stronghold; citadel; headquarters

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

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yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up

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everyone

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being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

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handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn

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to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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first tea ceremony of New Year

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breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure

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sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

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slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

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to close tight

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early spring; beginning of spring; New Year

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showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

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feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

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drink; beverage

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bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

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plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

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to dye; to colour; to color

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to be rejuvenated; to feel young again

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phenomenon

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cognac

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to warm; to heat

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waist-high partition wall; breast wall

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coating; painting

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anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

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entirely; completely; all; nothing but

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oneself; myself

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century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

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excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence

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fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

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monastery; temple

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splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

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