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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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Australia

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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divorce

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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food; foodstuff; prey; victim

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

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this year

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heat wave; fierce heat

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suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue

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vinegar

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black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

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to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference

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two weeks; fortnight

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absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

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in the meanwhile; during the time

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one's home; one's house

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inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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boyfriend; he; him

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to bring someone along

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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having said that; on the other hand

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

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to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

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time one returns home

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Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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my; our; one's own

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denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

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please; somehow or other; one way or another

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klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

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puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

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widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

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Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.

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stir-fried vegetables

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oil

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flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

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vegetable

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