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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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and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

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official name

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Japanese photinia (Photinia glabra)

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hedge

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pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia

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red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

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sprout; bud; shoot

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Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

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written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

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fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant

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feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

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flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)

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to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

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saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

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without differentiation

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(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy

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daily installment; daily instalment

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fresh leaves

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face and eyes; look; expression; features

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barge course

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the three powers: heaven, earth and man

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collection of pictures

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folding fan

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

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tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

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metal

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whale (Cetacea spp.)

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head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent

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celluloid

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man fit for the post; right person

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armchair theory; impracticable theory

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practical; realistic; pragmatic

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lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

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existing; living; extant

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buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

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crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly

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(large) shark

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friend

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long

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tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

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good omen; Sweden; Switzerland

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first step

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fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise

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form; shape; figure

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record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

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reference book

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zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

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