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strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame

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a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some

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just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment

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communication system

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cordon

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helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret

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small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)

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stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

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main; principal; chief; primary; major

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bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic

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injured person; wounded person; casualty

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Mary Celeste (famous British ship found in 1872 without crew or passengers); archetypal ghost ship; unmanned ship

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passenger

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tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful

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stateroom; cabin

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urban legend

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mystery

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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halting (speech); faltering; stammering

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discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony

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flashlight; torch

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station; office; guardroom

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finding employment; getting a job

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veil

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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liberated woman

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to gradually rise

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to be hesitant; to feel timid

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goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

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one boat; one ship

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to board a ship

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rubber bullet

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sky; air; mid-air

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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small arms

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to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize

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calamity; disaster; misfortune

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area; region

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strange disease; rare disease

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genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person

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eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of

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prejudice; bias; distorted view

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inferiority; low grade

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to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on

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legendary; fabled; fabulous

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to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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puppet; marionette

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nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

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proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose

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