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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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egg-laying; spawning

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parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses

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to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

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female (animal, plant)

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male (animal, plant)

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separation; living apart

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to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate

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meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

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pleasant feeling; good feeling

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dawn

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nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

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running ground pine (species of club moss, Lycopodium clavatum)

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Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum); aquatic plants such as hornwort that are commonly used in goldfish tanks, etc.

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hatchery

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egg collection (from hens, fish, etc.); oocyte collection

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practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

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fish breeding; pisciculture

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as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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lookout; watch

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night sky

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to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

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clearing one's throat; cough

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

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nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

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hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

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there, there

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is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

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stepping stone

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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stealthy steps; soft steps

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during one's lifetime

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to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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siesta; nap; catnap; stopping at an inn

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gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

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therapy; treatment; remedy; cure

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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neglecting; leaving alone

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misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion

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incurability

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illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

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