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stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

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shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)

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(small crunchy) dried sardines

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polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

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undoubted; unmistakable; definite

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to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

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to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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next; NeXT

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criminal; culprit

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to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

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slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse

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Beelzebub

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fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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authenticity; credibility

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as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

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sliding door

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to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

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plump; with a thud; heavily

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falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

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major incident; major happening; big scandal

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strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

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certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

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after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath

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scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine

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field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

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dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower

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dull pain

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to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness

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pure heart; naivete; innocence

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to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

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going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness

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consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

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sign of remorse; indication of regret

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oneself; myself

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whispering; murmuring; subdued

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snow thaw; thawing

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complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

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big prize; first prize

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constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)

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confusion; mixing; merger

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long; drawn-out; very long

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fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly

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stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky

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joke

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

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small

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