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Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)

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tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

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old fashioned-style ice cream (icecream)

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juice pressed from a bitter orange; punch (drink)

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lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist

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quick and decisive; fast and daring

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on-stage composure

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Mímir

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to keep a record; to keep a tally

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drenched; soaked; romantically

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private expense

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not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

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milk bar; small shop selling milk, sweets, snacks, limited foodstuffs, etc.

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Western paper; paper manufactured in the Western manner

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star (actor); prima donna; leading figure

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exemplum; apologue

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leaf vegetable; green vegetable; edible herb

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bisection

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endless; ceaseless

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automatic

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criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something

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finite; limited; restricted

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from one's seat; without stirring

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glancing through

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principal; main; important; fashionable

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to mellow; to become softened by maturity

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story for young girls

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in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

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remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

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pistil

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suction; sucking

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whole college

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I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

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scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon

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(lesson in) tough love

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to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

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august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine

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Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

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unbeatable; invincible; irresistible

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reluctance to part; sorrow at parting

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ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

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old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned

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stage fright; social anxiety disorder; social phobia

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sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

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clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright

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rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor

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big thanks; great gratitude

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(medical) quack

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limply; idly; aimlessly

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to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered

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