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only recently; just of late

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sense of reality

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mishearing

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red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

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strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower

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to agree (to a proposal, request, etc.); to assent; to consent; to accept

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undine; Undine (1811 German novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué)

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clenched fist

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rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)

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to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination

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(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

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to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

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to treat as a joke; to do jokingly

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fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

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to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

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cross-examination; retort; asking in return

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overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

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declaration of war; proclamation of war

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(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding

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never mind!; don't worry about it

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the same kind; accomplice; partner

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kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

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to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

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to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

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shape of a mountain; form of a mountain

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to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

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precipice; cliff; bluff

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on one's way

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riding together; riding with

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

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maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile

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seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

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distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

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supplement; complement

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rest; break; recess; intermission

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to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

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to take a break

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

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asking price

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item; article; dish; course; finest item

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brown bread; rye bread

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onion (Allium cepa)

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garlic (Allium sativum)

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

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to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

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distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

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mushroom

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main constituent; core; nucleus; subject

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