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shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

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lively; merry; gay

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fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)

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everything one owns

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to pluck; to pick; to tear

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food chain

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inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike

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end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

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bronze statue

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I; me

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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to tear (up) paper

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to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

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lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

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rose

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated

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girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

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black tea

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swig; gulp

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dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

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

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to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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victory song; victory

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loud; sonorous; ringing

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to head home; to leave for home

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again

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state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

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description; describing; depicting

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interval; break; pause; spare moment

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

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clothes

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biological (system); bio-

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moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)

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understood; I see; OK; present; here

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matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

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paper

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primitive man

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upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

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evening meal; dinner

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fried potato; French fries; chips

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well-cooked; well-done; browned

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fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)

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cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

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salad

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to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

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