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final performance; swan song; last act

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misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

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to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up

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(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews

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regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty

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to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect

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to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth

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PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)

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conclusion (completion) of negotiations

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to sign a contract

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desperation; struggle to the death

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hegemony

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to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view

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contact; touch; contact lens

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to chastise; to punish; to discipline

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end; close

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to make public; to bring to light

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lullaby

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drowned body

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to lose one's footing; to slip

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full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end

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policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)

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receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

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to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on

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noise; din

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to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)

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to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully

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win by default; walkover

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principal offence; principal offense; principal offender

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sense of inferiority; one's weak point

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even though; despite; notwithstanding

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something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white

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lumber; timber; wood

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to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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supporter; adherent; proponent; backer

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facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)

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stagnation; hindrance; delay

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Via Dolorosa (Jerusalem); Via Crucis

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friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people

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flood of emotions; many thoughts

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the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin

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setting off (on a trip); departure

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old; olden

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eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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ode in reply

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(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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tune (melody, piece of music)

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passionate; ardent; enthusiastic

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