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to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

delay; procrastination

1

courtier; court official

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carefully; with caution

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

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breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

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openly; in public; without caring what others think

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dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

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right in the midst of; right at the height of

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isolated; alone; helpless

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bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

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to congratulate; to celebrate

2

small (dinner) party

4

remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably

2

70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)

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one or two; a few; small number

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as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

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previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

2

deep affection; dear; beloved

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front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced

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to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

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grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

2

heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest

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assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

4

Satake

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incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral

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Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati

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reading

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to surround; to crowd around

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snowshoes

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sedge hat and straw rain cape

2

extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart

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body and soul; mind and body

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to listen to in an ecstasy

3

rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

1

crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp

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refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

2

hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

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to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

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Usami

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wild idea; delusion

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the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...

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speaker; one who is skilled at speaking

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passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

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