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to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight

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reader

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index finger; forefinger; second toe

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to thrust before; to thrust at

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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

2

pose; pause

2

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

2

to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter

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to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

3

to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

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absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

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pointing at

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to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

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a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

3

peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

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to fall asleep

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next morning

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hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

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fresh off the farm; inexperienced

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in a big way

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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to be deceived by a fox

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rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

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expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary

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charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

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blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void

3

sculpture; carved statue; graven image

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to make a speech; to address

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strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax

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unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

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trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

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memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

2

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

2

sanity; consciousness; soberness

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working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains

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(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

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to tear off

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dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

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unexpected comeback

2

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

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knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

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endlessly; ceaselessly

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to shed tears

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