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lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

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minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle

2

to hang; to hang up

3

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

3

stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

4

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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to flutter down

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to congeal; to freeze

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surroundings; circumference

2

oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation

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sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)

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pomegranate (Punica granatum)

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New Year ornament (usu. of straw, fern leaves, seaweed and bitter orange fruit, and hung at the entrance of a home)

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(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

1

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

2

pure white; snow white

3

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

2

complete change; about-face

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

2

kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers

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sunlight filtering through trees

2

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

1

clearly; distinctly; vividly

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pond

4

eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look

1

round shape; circle; circular form

3

water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium

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blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish

2

to run through; to run past

1

grim face

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indicates emphasis

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eating; bite (in fishing)

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will not do; do not; does not

2

most; extremely

2

mighty; powerful

3

to bind (with rope, etc.)

9

power; authority; influence

1

(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion

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to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

2

enshrinement; installation (of an image)

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(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

2

opponent; antagonist

2

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

2

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

1

to scoop; to ladle out

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halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

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to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)

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smile

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