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to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

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Poaceae (family of flowering plants); Gramineae

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male flower

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eccentric

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Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass); Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass); thatching grass; thatching sedge

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pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

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casting; cast-metal object

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squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power

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official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)

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lax; lenient; slow

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refined; elegant; chaste

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literary criticism or theory

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mathematics; arithmetic

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rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

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human body

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internal organs; viscera; intestines

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pipe; tube

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name; title

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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

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goldfish bowl

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fin (e.g. of a fish)

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good-natured person; nice person

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condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

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recent work

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landscape painting

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Western-style house

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to be erected; to be built

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must not; should not; do not

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colour; color; hue; tints

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composition

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generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less

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to blame; to find fault with

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general; conceptual

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safety; security

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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Orr

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(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom

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having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside

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facing upward

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careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person

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pause; suspension; rest; stoppage

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great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy

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origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity

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work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

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