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to do so; to do thus

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one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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to ponder; to brood

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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to clap

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

2

leading; guiding; commanding

2

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

2

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

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lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume

2

headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask

3

hard to see; obscured

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threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

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step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

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oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)

2

to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

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to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)

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bowlegs; bandy legs

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

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worry; anxiety; concern

1

fruitful year

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prayer (for something); supplication

1

lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

1

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

1

seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

to encamp; to take up positions

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

3

with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

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mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

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to glare at; to scowl at

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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freight car; van

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camera

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(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)

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front row

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single-lens reflex camera

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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