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coming to nothing

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narrow

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red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)

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incubation period

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(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine

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side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

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to despair of; to see the vanity of

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bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster

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first period (e.g. first class in school day)

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great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923

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to make a breakthrough; to break ground

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(written) application; application form

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in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

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to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down

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to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation

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to clear up

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it's not much, but ...

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duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown

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treasure island

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cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless

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ponytail

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display window; shop window; store window

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copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird

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raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark

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knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending

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promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall

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(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle

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(writing, painting) brush

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to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself

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first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best

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waxing and waning (of the Moon)

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being repaired

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extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

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(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields

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to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory

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(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote

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to begin to turn

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throat

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perfection; completeness; flawlessness

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to mishear

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rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

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noisily; bleatingly

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shooting up one after another

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to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

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row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition

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Cachin

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(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha

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to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up

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clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew

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