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nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

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to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

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greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse

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normally; habitually

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luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

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supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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beauty

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to come to an end; to lower the curtain

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surrender; fall

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to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

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leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

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to hold fast; to protect to the end

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to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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now is the time

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn

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mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

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way of solving (a problem); solution

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wall

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separate; special; another; separately

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release; emission; ejection

3

reassemble

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unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

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advocacy of war

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fully loaded; full load; loaded condition

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grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)

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speech; address

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queen-like

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embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

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embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

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himself; yourself; herself

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

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not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

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both in name and reality; both in name and substance

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cousin (female)

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control

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to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

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two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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way of calling

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

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