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Kurashiki (city); storage charges

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short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized

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(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

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to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

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kitchen

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going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

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cooking; food preparation

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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mishearing

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roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

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to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

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number of characters; character count

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concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

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frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

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black; black stone; guilt; guilty person

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with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap

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pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

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appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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normal; regular

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true character; true heart; true spirit

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no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

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once more; again

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doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

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embarrassing; awkward

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cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail

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silver (color, colour)

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to pluck; to pick; to nip off

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

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way one walks; one's walk

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since then; from that time; ever since

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to cut off; to lop off; to prune

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to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

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angle

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expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)

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damage; breakage

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strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

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to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)

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purchase; buying

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poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

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word; term; language; speech

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passing by

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before it happens; beforehand

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defense; defence; protection

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(war) front

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slowly and quietly; smoothly

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to correct oneself; to restate

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careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

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to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

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