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impression of a seal

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warmth

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quickly; calmly; intently

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lightly; easily; carelessly

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to carry; to bring (to a place)

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Jordan

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flight; running away; absconding; elopement

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(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

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same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room

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to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

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wealthy person

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law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma

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Las Vegas

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underworld; underside of society

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bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

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counterfeit paper money; forged document

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vice; immorality; corruption

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trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

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gambling den; gambling house

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to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

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cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person

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indirect

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act of mercy; helping another person

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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macadamia nuts

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home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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falling over; toppling sideways

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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to write a novel

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one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out

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population; common talk

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small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

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cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

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having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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long-term stay

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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archipelago; chain of islands

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information; experience; knowledge; observation

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foreign country

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rather than

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will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing

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literary master

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Koizumi Yakumo

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feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

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