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fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully

4

deep breath

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ground; earth's surface

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to step forward; to take a step forward

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Imperial Council

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hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

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face; looks; vestiges; trace

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

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disorder; chaos; confusion

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torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

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undigested (food); unfulfilled (orders); unused (funds)

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mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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fighting alone

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

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one's own room

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careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

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telephone number

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to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

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big problem

2

to escape

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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old haunts; former homes

2

Nobuaki

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to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

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company director; board member

3

annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year

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Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)

5

acquaintance; friend; familiar face

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dining together; mess

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immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

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office building; office complex

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)

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to wear glasses; to put on glasses

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silver hair; gray hair; grey hair

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side parting; hair parted to one side

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tooth

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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person

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the present term

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harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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