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ant

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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opinion; point of view; visual point

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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classic (work, esp. book); the classics

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this world; this life; world of the living

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drama; theatre; theater; play

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

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too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

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famous; fame

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alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child

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frequent; common; usual

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kanji "curving river" radical (variant of radical 47)

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to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

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second day of the month; two days

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script; libretto; scenario

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work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

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cast (of a play)

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practice; practising; training; study

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final scene; the end; finale

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

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now that; since; so long as; because

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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however

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indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

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Urashima

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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wind and rain; rainstorm

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most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

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be; is

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certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

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frontispiece

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correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

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younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)

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this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

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