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laughing matter

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but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

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lake (in place names)

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guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

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pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

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clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

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four o'clock

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bus stop

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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habit; behavior; behaviour; trait

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to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

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looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy

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very good luck; excellent fortune

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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everyone

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to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine

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if it's the case

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one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

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drowning; flood; shipwreck

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tarot; tarot card

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tarot

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each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

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the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

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brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

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halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

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test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

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to take the bus

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

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solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause

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to lose sight of; to miss

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dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard

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nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

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to catch a cold

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feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

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cake served with tea; teacake

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Western confectionery

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minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

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mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

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tapestry; wall hanging; banner

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autographed; signed

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

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work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

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to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

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O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

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in a row; in a line

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anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

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

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