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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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to flare up; to burst into flames

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twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

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to sew on

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school uniform

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entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person

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tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit

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face with no make-up; sobriety

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box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)

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opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

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set of tools (implements); kit; outfit

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hair iron; curling tongs; straightening iron

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blunder; miss; slip; oversight

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(hair) extensions

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

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outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

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mini-skirt

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shoe box; shoe shelf

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to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up

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knee socks

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insertion; incorporation; infixing

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heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

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bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile

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approval; endorsement

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school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs

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to turn completely into; to become completely

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silent; still; quiet; hushed

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to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

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to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in

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who

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ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

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old castle; old fortress

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slight; thin; on the weak side

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focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)

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book value

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in proportion to; just as much as

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starry sky

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sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

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to gradually rise

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rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating

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to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

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simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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miniature light bulb; midget lamp

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faint light

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taking the family along

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total energy; all efforts

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membrane; film

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bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

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forward somersault; forward roll

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