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to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

2

loss-cutting; cutting one's losses

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to add (e.g. a postscript)

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

2

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

2

to buy in; to purchase

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June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

1

season; weather

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buying futures; speculation

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July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

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restrained buying

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to harvest; to reap

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quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible

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selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market

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harvest

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restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

2

rent; rental

2

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

6

with a clang or a clink; tinkle

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approx. 30 cm

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centimeter; centimetre

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rice bran

2

skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window

1

small bag

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to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

1

spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

3

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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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

1

to expose to the sun

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

1

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

3

(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge

2

excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)

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classification; categorization; sorting

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silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

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monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō

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fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)

2

indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution

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to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

2

transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting

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borrowing (money)

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well

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strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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dust; cloud of dust

3

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

2

cold, strong, dry wind

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famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

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(eruption of) smoke

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