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reading aloud; recitation

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draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank

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frightening; terrifying

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sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape

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to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do

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trousers; pants

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naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct

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nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)

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to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on

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and; thereupon; because of that

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four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips

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talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping

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(holding of) a solo recital or performance

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irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy

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to be at a loss for words

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to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

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everything one does; whatever one does

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

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Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance

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to shake off; to forsake

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to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

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noise

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secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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to look around; to look towards (us)

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separation; divorce

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mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage

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matter of time; question of time

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persuasion

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to cry and shout; to scream

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dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo

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desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts

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time around sunset; early evening

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biological younger sister

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object of romantic interest; potential love interest

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to be gossiped about

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provisional; temporary; tentative; interim

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the same ratio or percentage

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first place; first rank; units position (of a number)

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bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

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grief; mourning; lamentation

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brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

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putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

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crying face; face of a person who is crying

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)

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