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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

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circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

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prime minister; premier; chancellor

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job; work; duties; trade; skill

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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scramble; struggle

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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lady; (female) pervert

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smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

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birthday celebration

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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in a good mood; cheerful

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deep breath

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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brick

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group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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refined; genteel; graceful; decent

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

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one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

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to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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talent; ability

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exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

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face

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charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

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to be

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of course; certainly; naturally

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

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such; this sort of; like this

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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great difference; major mistake

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close; intimate; on good terms

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couch; bench; ottoman

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to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

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final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due

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