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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

2

absorption; suction; attraction

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imitation; copying

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coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

2

parfait

1

cake

1

beyond that point; after that

2

spoon

4

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

1

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

1

predecessor; people of former times

1

to fall flat; to collapse in a heap

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

puberty; adolescence

2

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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

3

hereabouts; around there; that area

1

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

3

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

cache; place to hide something

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

4

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

1

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

1

to lower; to be lowered

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to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

being lost for words

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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notice; attention; observation

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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never mind!; don't worry about it

1

to hold in one's mouth

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

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emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

1

mille crêpes (French cake made from layers of crêpes)

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to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)

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adult; grown-up

2

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)

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to put into the mouth; to eat

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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age; years

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at that time; in those days

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