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ugly duckling

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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domestic duck

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various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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self-expression

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how; in what way; how about

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is not; am not; are not

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amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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to become; to amount to

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explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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Chopin

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pocket

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

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Kyoto (city, prefecture)

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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

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then; well then; if so

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then; well; so; be; is

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photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

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feeling; sense; impression

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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was; were

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lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)

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to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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newspaper

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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official

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ticket

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