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rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction

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to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

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everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn

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to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)

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verbalization; putting into words

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some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

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unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares

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talented person; clever person

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large boat

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raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki

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eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

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clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

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funnel

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lower side; lower edge; lower border; lower hem

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to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in

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fighting alone

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compensation; equivalent value; consideration

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

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unpaid; nonsalaried

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financial affairs

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ten o'clock

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jetsam; jettisoned cargo

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one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

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driver; chauffeur

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finish; finishing; finishing touches

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creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction

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bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism

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enemy side

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age of a tree

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extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off

2

to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

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to have repercussions

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itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification

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favorite; favourite; habitually used

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to grapple; to wrestle

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thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...

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tsunami; tidal wave

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muddy

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to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

1

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

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puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

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easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)

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familiar spirit; familiar

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graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale

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measuring instrument

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to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

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slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

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to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

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leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level

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standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other

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