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Trichinella spiralis; pork worm

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contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis

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it's hard to choose (because both are excellent)

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camera shake

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traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; coronet

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slight color-blindness; slight colour-blindness

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fortunes of a family

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the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year

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vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty

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to hit the mark

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dehumidifier; dehumidification machine

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(lawsuit) costs

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Tajima

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foreground

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tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes); shoulder tuck

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plumbing; piping

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bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop

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street clothes; townwear

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cycle racing track, esp. for keirin (course)

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multitudinousness

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more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

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Keimei

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Sutokujoukou (1119.7.7-1164.9.14) (retired emperor)

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Nasuno Yoichi

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distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination

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Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi); coixseed; tear grass; adlay

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sociable person

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Miyu

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to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point

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to misread (a name, kanji, etc.); to read incorrectly; to mispronounce (when reading); to misread (a situation, trend, etc.); to misinterpret; to misjudge

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displeasure; offense; offence; disliking

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woven pattern

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tableland; plateau

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accessories used for bathing; garment used while bathing

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office supplies; stationery

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to escape; to run away

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to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

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broken egg

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playing the victim; playing the victim card

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inactive placebo; placebo

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yumi; Japanese-style bow; Japanese-style archery

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lay-over; stop-over

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to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

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disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide

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teacup

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

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snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

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anecdote; common talk

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to default on one's debt

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out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly

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