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spotlight

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ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

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to pull up; to haul up

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to join forces; to cooperate

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elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career

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to part left and right; to open out

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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cry; crying voice

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to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

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piano

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(musical) accompaniment

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vocal solo

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

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humming

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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gently (falling)

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

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

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

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laughingstock; butt of ridicule

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vocal sound; tone of voice

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to get dry

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

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unqualified; without qualifications

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to happen to be present

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hedge; fence; border; limit

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pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency

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ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)

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far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

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contagion; infection

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one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

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little by little

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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chorus; singing in a chorus

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(a) row; line

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to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

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dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly

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musical instrument

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eye contact

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to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)

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one by one; one after another; successively

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