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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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Prado (Colombia)

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research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party

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there; that place

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lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting

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with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

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whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course

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to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress

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lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

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boxing

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practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai

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fish

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diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise

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outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field

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kuda-gitsune; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; stoat

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to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

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casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

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as soon as ... is completed; as soon as ... is done; as soon as one is able to ...; as soon as one has (free time)

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sand dune; sand hill

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mirage

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scientific

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Arabia

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sandy soil; sandy place

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national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress

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belly dance

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tee-hee; mmh (moan); aah

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to change (one's clothes)

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turban

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supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder

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kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading

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laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical

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if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

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clearing one's mind of all worldly thoughts

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to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

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ski; skis

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outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable

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bending and stretching; flexing and extending

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odd number

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dog sled; dog sleigh

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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to come within sight

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go on!; right!; here goes!

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sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged

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antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit

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contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

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direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun

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shade; shadow

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convenience; handiness; usefulness

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humidity

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escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)

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