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close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

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performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

4

heroine

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debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation

1

team

1

win; victory

2

to take into consideration

1

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

1

deadlock; stalemate

1

calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

1

gender; distinction of sex; sex

1

gently; quietly; calmly

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk

1

comfortable; pleasant

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to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

2

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

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another person; others

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

2

to keep balance

2

succession; successor

1

eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son

1

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

1

taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)

1

delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome

1

collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline

2

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

1

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

1

descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance

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visual hallucination; vision

4

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

5

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

4

scouting; reconnaissance

2

(not) in the slightest

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

2

(written) contract; agreement

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to affix a seal

1

a bit more; a bit longer

4

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

1

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

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to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

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cellar; cave; hole in the ground

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nearly one hour

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is it?; isn't it?

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

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