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to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

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(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart

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sleep

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soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

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complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict

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scrambled eggs

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

4

long skirt

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apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

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costume; dress; attire

1

archive; archives; archive (file)

1

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

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one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work

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doesn't even exist

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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true state; actual condition; reality

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shoes

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legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)

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generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures

2

very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

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to fail to hear; to miss

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to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

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(Western) soup

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mechanical

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bowl

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to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

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it seems that; as if

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end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

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declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

2

unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

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to do

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bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

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to do as one likes

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advice; warning

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support; backing; patronage

1

forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul

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defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

1

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

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to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success

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to glare at each other; to confront each other

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what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

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tension; strain

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to come back; to return

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every meal

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quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)

5

to gaze back at

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

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