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long life; longevity

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skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

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stopping one night

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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tea leaf; tea leaves

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foliage; leaves of trees

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cloth bag

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for today; for the time being

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copying; duplication; reproduction; copy

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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to strangle; to constrict

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

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portrait painting

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

3

to finish reading; to read through

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one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

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to peek; to peep

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path of retreat

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to fetch; to go and get

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to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

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upturned eyes

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bracelet; bangle

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

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bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

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the former

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handful; small amount; small number

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses

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to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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to be photographed; to be projected

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highest grade; top class

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letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

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in those days

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closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final

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(good or bad) feel when wearing something

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to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

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to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

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knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes

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with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly

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to raise overhead

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deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

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to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

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storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

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to fall completely silent; to become still as death

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to feel hungry; to get hungry

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eternity; permanence; perpetuity

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