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scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

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person

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learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

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carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

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you; dear; honey

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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middle fence

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bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound

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clasp; latch; catch; fastener

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trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

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to be conceivable

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to be smeared; to be covered

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strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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soundless; mute

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suddenly; with a jerk

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mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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balance

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heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

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to draw a line

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air vent (hole)

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dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly

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both; both sides; both parties

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to get dry

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in proportion to; just as much as

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to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

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wearing sandals; informal; casual

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puddle; pool of water

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to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

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what's what; heads or tails

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sense of smell; olfaction

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to be relieved; to feel relieved

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with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

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to be found

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common use; communal use; sharing

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gulpingly; in one gulp

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given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

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