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to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

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someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water

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fish

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small bird; little bird

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practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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very dim light

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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both sides

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light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)

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to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

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to live fast (and recklessly)

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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end of an eyebrow

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probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

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arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

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building

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to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

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(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

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then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

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whether (or not); if

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hills and fields; hill and dale

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to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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limit; bound

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing

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death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

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many times

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once in a lifetime; once in one's life

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

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going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

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object; body; solid

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no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

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calamity; disaster; misfortune

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

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emotional strength; force of will

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gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

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to use up; to squander

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open sea; Okinawa

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corpse; kanji "corpse" radical

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to grimace; to frown

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to say; to be called; to do

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