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58 newborn babe
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In the cycle of life, an *olden* grey woman is in labour, and the NEWBORN BABE's *legs* emerge first.
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児
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59 beginning
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In the BEGINNING: Adam and Eve, *two* pairs of *legs*.
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元
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60 page
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*One* *drop* of *shellfish* - a pearl of wisdom on the PAGE.
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頁
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61 stubborn
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In the *beginning*, Adam was the original STUBBORN block*head*.
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頑
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mediocre
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MEDIOCRE Gordon undergoing water*drop* torture in a cold *wind*.
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62 凡
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46 Specialty
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"Why can't you see/You are a SPECIALTY?" Howard Jones has *needle* hair made from *rice* *glue*.
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専
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Dr.
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The *tenth* face of DR. Who was Howard Jones (the *specialist*), but the BBC *dropped* the series!
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47 博
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defeat
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The *shellfish* is DEFEATED, *bound* by seaweed.
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63 負
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ten thousand
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A bundle of TEN THOUSAND yen notes, *bound* up by *one* note.
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64 万
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phrase
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Your *mouth* *bind*s words into a PHRASE.
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65 句
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texture
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Your *flesh* is chapped by the *wind*, giving it TEXTURE.
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66 肌
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decameron
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The DECAMERON was a journey of people *bound* together for *days*.
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67 旬
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ladle
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A LADLE *binding up* *drops* of liquid.
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68 勺
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bull's eye
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*Dove* craps into a *ladle*: BULL'S EYE!!
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69 的
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neck
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A moose's NECK, below its *horns* and *nose*.
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70 首
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fishguts
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*Fish hook*, pulling out the FISHGUTS.
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71 乙
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riot
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A RIOT scene: a *thousand* *tongues*, *barbed*!
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72 乱
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straightaway
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*Ten* *eyes* with a *fish hook* will catch fish STRAIGHTAWAY.
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73 直
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old
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OLD gravestones.
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16 古
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prosperous
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What is more prosperous than a sky with two SUNS?
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25 昌
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eminent
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EMINEm waving his *magic wand*, which is a *sunflower*.
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51 卓
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morning
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MORNING: *ten* *sunflowers* and the fading *moon*.
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52 朝
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tool
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TOOLS with *eyes* to hang them up by. (The *tool* primitive is an upside-down plane)
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74 具
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true
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The *eye of the needle* is a *tool* to enter the TRUE Kingdom.
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75 真
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craft
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Construction craft using I-beams.
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76 工
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left
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To remember which one is right/left, think "lEft", as it contains the katakana "e".
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77 左
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right
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To remember which one is right/left, think "rOight", as it contains the katakana "ro".
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78 右
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possess
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Keep your POSSESSions *by the side* of your *body*.
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79 有
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bribe
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*Money* *possesses* BRIBE-takers.
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80 賄
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tribute
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Bob Geldof's TRIBUTEs have the *craft* of raising *money*.
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81 貢
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paragraph
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A PARAGRAPH is the basis of a well *craft*ed *page*.
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82 項
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child
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95 子
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cavity
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96 孔
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complete
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97 了
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woman
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98 女
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fond
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99 好
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likeness
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100 如
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mama
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101 母
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pierce
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102 貫
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elder brother
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103 兄
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overcome
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104 克
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105 little
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小
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106 few
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少
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107 large
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大
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* cliff
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primitive
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108 many
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多
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109 evening
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夕
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110 eventide
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汐
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111 outside
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外
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112 name
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名
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113 stone
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石
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114 resemblence
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肖
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115 nitrate
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硝
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116 smash
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砕
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117 sand
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砂
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118 plane
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削
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119 ray
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光
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120 plump
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太
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121 utensil
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器
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122 stinking
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臭
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123 exquisite
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妙
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124 focus
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省
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125 thick
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厚
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126 strange
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奇
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place on head
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94 頂
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bound up
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p37 *
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wealth
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p52 *
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vice-
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89 副
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separate
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別 90
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stream
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川 127
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state
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州 128
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obey
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順 129
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water
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水 130
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icicle
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氷 131
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eternity
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永 132
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spring
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泉 133
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meadow
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原 134
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petition
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願 135
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swim
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泳 136
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marsh
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沼 137
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open sea
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沖 138
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creek
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江 139
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soup
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汁 140
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tide
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潮 141
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source
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源 142
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lively
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活 143
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extinguish
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消 144
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but of course
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況 145
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river
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河 146
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overnight
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泊 147
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lake
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湖 148
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fathom
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測 149
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soil
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土 150
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spit
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吐 151
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pressure
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圧 152
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cape
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埼 153
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hedge
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垣 154
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square jewel
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圭 155
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seal
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封 156
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horizon
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涯 157
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buddhist temple
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寺 158
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time
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時 159
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level
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均 160
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fire
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火 161
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inflammation
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炎 162
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anxiety
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煩 163
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thin
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淡 164
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lamp
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灯 165
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farm
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畑 166
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disaster
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災 167
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ashes
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灰 168
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spot
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点 169
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illuminate
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照 170
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fish
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魚 171
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fishing
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漁 172
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ri
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里 173
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black
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黒 174
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black ink
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墨 175
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carp
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鯉 176
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quantity
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量 177
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rin
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厘 178
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bury
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埋 179
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same
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同 180
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den
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洞 181
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trunk
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胴 182
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yonder
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向 183
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esteem
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尚 184
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character
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字 185
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guard
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守 186
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perfect
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完 187
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proclaim
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宣 188
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wee hours
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宵 189
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relax
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安 190
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banquet
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宴 191
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draw near
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寄 192
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wealth
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富 193
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savings
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貯 194
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frame
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枠 200
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treetops
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梢 201
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shelf
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棚 202
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apricot
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杏 203
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paulownia
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桐 204
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