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street performer (comedian)

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ballet

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zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

5

piled up high; in a heap

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public execution

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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chestnut-color; chestnut-colour

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to be softened; to calm down

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to feel relaxed; to be soothed

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cough; ahem

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to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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crescendo

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final; eventual; ultimate

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orchestra

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(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

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civil official

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

4

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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glancing look

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with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

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daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

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Inheritance Cycle

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here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

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mission; delegation

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mass

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the way one works; one's working manner

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chandelier

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100,000,000; one hundred million

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to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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sigh

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to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

3

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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small country

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a few years ago; some years back

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mystery; mysteriousness; secret

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few decades; many decades; several decades

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

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protectorate

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several years; a few years

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civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

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to appease; to suppress; to calm

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