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several volumes (books)

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small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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thank you; thanks

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner

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evening; night; dinner

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toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory

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No, thank you

2

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

6

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

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ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

2

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

2

blond hair

4

blue eyes

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to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

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to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

5

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

1

pain; ache; -algia

1

bottom; buttocks

10

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

4

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

1

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

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to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

5

to triumph; to be elated with success

1

good morning

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

6

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

1

joke

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

2

to look away; to avert one's eyes

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to take over; to hand over

1

deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep

2

piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

1

both (people)

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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