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futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat

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soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

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preachy; sanctimonious

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troublesome; annoying; complicated

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

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sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

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full of; brimming with

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

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gargling; rinsing one's mouth

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welcome home

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long time; long interval; for quite some time

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to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice

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to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

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to embrace

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radiation

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so what!; who gives a damn?

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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to break down crying

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holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

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clothes rack

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disappointment; despair

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backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)

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double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh

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trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat

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dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

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locational advantage; advantageous position

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yelp; sales campaign; kiang (Equus hemionus kiang); kyang

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to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

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Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

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small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)

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absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

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here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

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to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

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to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

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came here; coming here; recently

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fruit knife; paring knife

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shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

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to peel; to skin; to pare

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empty; vacant; hollow

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to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

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equilibrium; balance

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first of all; first thing

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break in the deadlock

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street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

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with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly

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side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

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first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

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