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thousand; 1,000

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death penalty

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White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

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party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

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(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially

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to talk; to speak

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to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

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sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

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to look old; to get old

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stone wall

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deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky

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clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry

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to rust; to become rusty

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drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel

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puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

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ladies' bicycle (esp. one with a front basket); granny bike

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bicycle; bike

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cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

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wind chime; wind bell

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background music; BGM

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loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily

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eldest daughter; first-born daughter

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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story of one's experiences

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ratio; proportion; percentage

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working adult; full-fledged member of society

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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

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to reason; to sum up; to conclude

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to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)

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ashamed

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pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone

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to be too numerous; to be too much

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these

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conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)

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so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

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scapegoat

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person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

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bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant

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job; work; duties; trade; skill

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life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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cessation; (coming to an) end

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peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief

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evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

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haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

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false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes

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