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main island; this island

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tight; tight skirt; straight skirt

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exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

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navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

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realistic; true to life

2

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

3

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

1

softly; gently; lightly

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according to; by (means of); due to; because of

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painter; artist

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uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

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to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

5

trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)

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the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar

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owner

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writer; author

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for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

1

guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

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to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

inflammatory; lascivious; sensational

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to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate

2

acting; performance

2

dramatic

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probable; likely

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in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

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to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

5

photography; taking photographs

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dress; outfit

1

paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor

2

real thing; original; actual

1

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

3

(in) her way; peculiar to her

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parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement

1

shade of a rock

1

talking about (behind one's back); backbiting

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narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

3

to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings

1

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

1

pretension; conceit; hubris

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thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

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opinion; point of view; visual point

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to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

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awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

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