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(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises

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secret art; the mysteries

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twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

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zero; nought

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piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

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blessing

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big; large; great

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

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vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh

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late at night

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son-in-law taken (adopted) into family

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to Google; to search for information on the WWW

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the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)

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wailing; lamentation

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association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

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demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

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prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

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to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

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to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively

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common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

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eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

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weeping; lamenting

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to talk (a person) down; to confute

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

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anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

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shoes

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tremendous; huge

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to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

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suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly

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next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

2

best in the world

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to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

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single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person

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mysterious; mystical

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birthday

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reservation; putting on hold; deferment

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to claim victims; to cause casualties

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admirable; laudable

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burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

3

binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

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palm reading

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primer; manual; introductory book

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long ago; previous; of a former age

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

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astrology

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faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep

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