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by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.

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the deceased; the departed

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to get information out of a person; to begin listening

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composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

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reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

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I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

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wealthy people; the rich

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appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

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call; hail; yell

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to coax; to cajole; to humour (humor); to wheedle

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to anneal

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mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

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near; close by; within reach; familiar

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to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

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

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to wash away

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to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

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polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

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to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

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to be boiled; to be cooked

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to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

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flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

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Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back

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stoutness; corpulence

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last month

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outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

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expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

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New Year

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exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence

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pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

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to be able to see

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to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

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temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for

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informal; unofficial

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

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to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

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all times and places; all ages and countries

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celestial world; heaven

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supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman

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disguise; masquerade

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

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renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism

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inattention; absent-mindedness

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loving something but being very bad at it

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Ryukyuan mission to Edo upon the change of the shogun

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