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cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

2

external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

2

to hold the key (to)

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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imperial throne

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart

1

to do

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attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint

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just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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whereabout; about where; how much

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

though; much as

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do not shoot straight for the top; he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin; (lit.) if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse

1

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

1

commander; general; leader

1

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

5

superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

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famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

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so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

2

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

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storage; preservation

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storage center; deposit; depository; repository; warehouse

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sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar

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recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting

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leaving everything up to someone else

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honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

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

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Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

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mushroom

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sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

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fish in season

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sweetfish going downstream to spawn (in autumn)

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Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike

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to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter

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grated daikon; daikon grater

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soy sauce; shoyu

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fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul

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fishfinder

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modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization

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fisherman

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cooked rice; meal

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(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer

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harbour; harbor; port

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to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

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business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown

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