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stir-fried vegetables

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carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

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thorny path

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thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

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well, I must admit ...

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how many years; how long; what year

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bagworm; bagworm moth

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living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

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warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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you get what you pay for; (lit.) wasting money on a cheap item

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to look at the long term

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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to choose; to select

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buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

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expenses; disbursements

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

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to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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future; distant future

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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interview (e.g. for a job)

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the other day; a few days ago

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fate; chance; relationship; tie

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to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

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Noriko

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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each; respectively

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(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

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one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

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to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

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four years

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negative; contradictory

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(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work

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wine

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brand; bland

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entirely; completely; all; nothing but

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Hollywood

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actress; female actor

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confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

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