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to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

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chopsticks

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thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

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thumb; big toe

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to breathe out; to exhale

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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great difference; major mistake

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plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)

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white; correction fluid; white-out

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antique

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flea market; free market

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(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

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overload

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metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson)

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classic (work, esp. book); the classics

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hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

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truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

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affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

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this sort of

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keeping things tidy and in order

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very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

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to collapse into; to flop onto

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep

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to rain incessantly; to downpour

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to fall completely silent; to become still as death

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local people

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custom; habit; customary practice

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topmost

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uncle

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(early) childhood

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kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

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hakama; man's formal divided skirt

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white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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seventy; 70

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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grandpa; granddad

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

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

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to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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to look around; to take a view of

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last night; yesterday evening

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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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changing clothes; change of clothes

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