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Extinct (conservation status); EX

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affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge

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feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report

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interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)

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to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

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what's what; heads or tails

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dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)

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profile

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ice axe

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former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

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to engage in lively conversation

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OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

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to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time

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conquering the devil

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(very) beginning; start

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memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

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(one's) late mother

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fashion sense; sense of fashion

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courageous; brave; bold; valiant

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to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

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true to one's name; living up to one's name

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neglecting; leaving alone

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to neglect; to let alone

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mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)

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cardboard box; carton; corrugated box

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(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton

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large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive

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new book; new publication

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

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increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

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shadow

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re-; again

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story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

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contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)

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one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter

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main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

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spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away

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guest

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deeply impressive; memorable; striking

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assassination; assassin

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older brother and younger sister

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to polish one's skills

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once a year

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to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

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contest (of strength or skill)

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rod; pole; stick; fishing rod

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silver; silver coin; silver (color)

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