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to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

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station square; station plaza

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January; first month of the lunar calendar

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structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling

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construction work

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public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

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round shape; circle; circular form

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flower bed

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clock tower

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light brown; pale brown

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brick

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alternately; by turns; one after the other

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to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

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counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

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(plant) bulb

2

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

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bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.

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fire; flame; blaze

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to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit

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warmth

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

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loveable; very likeable; like very much

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Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

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lightly; easily; carelessly

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water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

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cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)

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to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

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to become hungry

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takoyaki; octopus dumplings

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natural (ability)

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

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to look upwards; to look up

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to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

4

to comfort; to console; to amuse

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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to cease; to stop; to be over

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a few hours

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

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foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting

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really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

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to look down (on); to condescend (to)

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to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

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to emit smoke

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goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

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