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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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self; the ego

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to bud; to sprout

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few days

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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to keep walking

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centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

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water fountain

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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to sit (down)

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to be helpful; to be useful

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

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celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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sun; sunshine; sunlight

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to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)

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so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

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at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

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to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

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taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

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to squash; to crush; to flatten

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to break; to smash

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cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence

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the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

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stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

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fatal wound

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to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

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soft and flabby

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to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate

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maggot; worm; scum

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lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant

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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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organ (of body, plant, etc.)

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maggot; larva; grub

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

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to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

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to give an impression; to make an impression

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(insect) wing

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to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

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presence (impressive quality)

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substantial matter; significant item

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weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

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indescribable

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enemy attack; enemy raid

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invasion

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oh; ah

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