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Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)

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Leda

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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to form a line; to queue up; to line up

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warship

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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Sasha

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juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe

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leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

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that's the way it is; such is life

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to tame; to win over

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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hatch

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to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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just one person; only one

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bowlegs; bandy legs

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manhole

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shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge

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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

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variation in color (colour); having a different color

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fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

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physical work; manual labour (labor)

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to come alive; to get going; to start to move

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like this; this sort; this way

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(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

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crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated

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tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

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baking powder

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sponge cake

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to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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expansion; swelling; increase; growth

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play equipment; playground equipment

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visor; eyeshade

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to swell up

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mooring; anchorage

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smoothly; swiftly

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balloon; blimp

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now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

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dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

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this

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ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

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to gradually rise

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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