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section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

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first part of a poem or verse

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hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

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vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

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efficient

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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next day

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immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

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to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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to come to one's senses; to calm down

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drawing; painting; doodling; sketching

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feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection

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to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way

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description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance

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holiday; day off

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to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

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state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

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to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence

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to meet face-to-face

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

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conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

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to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

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to win; to gain victory

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in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

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otherwise; or else; if not

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all (there is); as long as there is

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

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change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity

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being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

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to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

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concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

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resignation; acceptance; consolation

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to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

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to pinch; to nip

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sole of the foot

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement

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