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downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

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electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire

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sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain

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maximum permissible level or dosage

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clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief

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(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock

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tanker

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globular shape; spherical shape

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regulation; adjustment; control

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criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation

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was

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measuring by eye

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naming; christening

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general classification; broad categorization

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Japanese (language)

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metafiction

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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easy-to-understand

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basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

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one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

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expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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noun

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verb

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English (language)

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suffix

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word; vocabulary

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previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation

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curl (of hair); ringlet

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Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness

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minority group (party); minority

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reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

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all members; whole army

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(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)

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horseman; rider; jockey

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all on one's own

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public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments

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dance (esp. Western style); dancing

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presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

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clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

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various; many; several

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older brother and younger sister

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awareness; realization; noticing

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

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preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

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agent; proxy

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