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to ambush

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beginning of spring

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mother and child

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

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falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy

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(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen

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wooden doll; wooden figure

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on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

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to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

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to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)

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to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress

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young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic

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ferry; ferryboat

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to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)

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breaking down; defeating; abolishing

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to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

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to lose hope

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sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

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to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts

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greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year

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to face the truth

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protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

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to harm; to cause harm to

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

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decrease; reduction; decline

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to be able to conceal

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execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run

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obvious; transparent

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice

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next or adjoining room

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weeping; lamenting

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ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

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complaint

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enlargement; increase

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to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden

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to increase; to grow

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dealing with; coping with

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bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

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easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cake served with tea; light snack

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often; frequently; again and again

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horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)

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100 percent

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open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

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to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

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no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever

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emotional strength; force of will

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane

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