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it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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to regret

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body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

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with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

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hand used like a sword in striking

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dying; death; dead; useless; damned

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confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

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to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

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to try all possible means

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

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to be burned down

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stone pillar

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brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

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garden; park

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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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burned down; entirely destroyed

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extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out

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collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline

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food

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ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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origin of a fire

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source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat

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arson; setting fire

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usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

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kitchen; financial situation

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altar

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mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

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to occur; to happen

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exception

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verification; inspection

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to spread (flames)

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plural; multiple; several

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exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

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diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage

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professional

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

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softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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prayer; supplication

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