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using one's chopsticks to jump from side dish to side dish without pausing to eat rice in between (a breach of etiquette)

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cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

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swift current; rapids

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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net; netting; web

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to scoop up; to dip up

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

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to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)

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to pull in (fish); to land

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hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried

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appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)

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pronunciation; production of sound

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to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

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gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

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with a clink (click, clack)

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to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

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oil

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bottom; sole

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splinters of glass; glass shards

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to pick up; to pick out

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vivid; clear; distinct

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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bathroom

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echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination

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lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)

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puzzle; riddle

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intonation

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Watahashi

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

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to telephone; to make a phone call

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crank call; prank call; nuisance call

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108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year

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besides; moreover; in addition

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clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

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due form; official; formality

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive

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to happen to have on hand or in stock

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unknown; unidentified; unspecified

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inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

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infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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different item; different lot

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

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to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

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