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two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives

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handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

1

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

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for example; for instance; e.g.

6

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

4

smallish; on the small side

1

wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

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entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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and; thereupon; because of that

2

something wrapped in a furoshiki

2

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

2

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

5

mere; only; just; slight

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half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

2

to kill time

2

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

3

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

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to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

3

dinnerware; cutlery

1

very interesting; of great interest

2

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

2

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

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observation; survey; watching

5

that sort of; like that

3

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

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look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

6

low dining table; tea table

3

report; form

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cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

5

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

2

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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to make narrow

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article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

4

(air or sea) route; course; line; run

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ashtray

2

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

2

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

2

to go out and away; to leave

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

3

memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

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yes; that is so

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

2

presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness

1

the reverse; other side; lining

3

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

3