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decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave

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younger sister

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candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

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listing

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leaving early

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deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

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highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb

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(body) weight

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capacity; volume

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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commanding officer

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elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

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handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

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fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

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connection; link; relationship

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severe; strict; tough; hard

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raid; assault; attack

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to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of

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to knock down

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in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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how many people; a number of people

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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unless one ...; if one does not ...

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portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back

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trailer towed by bicycle, etc.

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what

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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old newspapers

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ordinary; sensible; commonplace

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common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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six; 6

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no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?

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superhuman strength

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to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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government office; agency; board

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to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

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with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

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handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn

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subordinate; underling; henchman; minion

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eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

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attack; charge; raid

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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shock; impact; crash

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hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

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