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another name

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while crying; in tears

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middle-aged man

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middle-aged woman

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both; (not) either

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to get along well with; to make a go of it

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woollen material; woollen goods or fabric

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cotton fabrics; cotton textiles

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prisoner (of war)

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real name

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to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

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cooking; kitchen work

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on one's way somewhere

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to Google; to search for information on the WWW

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to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

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attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

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safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower

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emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

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half the number; haploid

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non-combatant; civilian

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to trace back to (the origins of something)

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to become attached; to begin to love

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finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables

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to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook

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hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist

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to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

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creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

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handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

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ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son

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samurai; warrior; military family

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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hay; dry grass

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gasping

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to swell up

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splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop

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pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

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(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly

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to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

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stroke of sword

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to capture; to seize; to plunder

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tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses

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ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck

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sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre

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to strike dead; to beat to death

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pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl

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