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small number of children (per family); low birth rate; youngest child (in the family)

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

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crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

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to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

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sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

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mountain village

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eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting

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multiracial; multiethnic

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multi-

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co-existence and co-prosperity

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century

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idleness; inactivity

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problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy

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achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

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change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

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to peek; to peep

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to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

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to die; to be killed

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to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

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to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

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payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

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official function; state function

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dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)

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sake cup; wine cup

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travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

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travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

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holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

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recreational get-together

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banquet; dinner party

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planning; project; plan; design

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large family

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good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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more than expected

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flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

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cheese fondue

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Swiss cheese

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plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

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to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

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potato (Solanum tuberosum)

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angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)

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mutton; lamb (meat)

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root vegetable

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hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)

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smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked

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