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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

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trend; tendency; movement; attitude

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(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

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taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains

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(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

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

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taking the initiative

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last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

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especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

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any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)

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to use up; to squander

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wandering; jobless; unemployed

1

roaming; drifting about; wandering

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to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself

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every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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

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to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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to know (a person); to think

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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lieutenant general; vice-shogun

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

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for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

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suddenly; instantly

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from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

3

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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riches; wealth; resources; lottery

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man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

2

burn; scald

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

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cooperation; collaboration

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to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

2

boy; man; male

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to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious

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(social) position; status

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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