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with a start; with a jump

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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(pet) owner; keeper

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great joy

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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to feel hot; to flush; to burn

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to fan; to incite; to instigate

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

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surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings

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hiding place; refuge

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to lack

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main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist

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concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

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stop

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loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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to hate; to detest

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary

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meandering; snaking; zigzagging

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disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

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shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade

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detour; circumvention; turning movement

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(direct) hit; hitting the mark

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versatility; multiplicity of use

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several shots; several blows

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weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice

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cunning; crafty; wily; sly

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piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles

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to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed

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cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

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rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

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to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance

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complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

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please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

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leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure

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to forget completely; to leave behind

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violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

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to grumble; to gripe; to complain

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to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes

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stretch

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to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

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