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newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

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actress; female actor

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prize; award

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acquisition; possession

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

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neat and clean; tidy; trim

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

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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this time; now

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man

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use; utilization; utilisation; application

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to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

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tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

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woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

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to become; to be

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tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

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foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures

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to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

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story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

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beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future

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penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task

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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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(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)

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one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

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soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in

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day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

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to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)

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worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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experience

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to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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Yoshihiko

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I; me

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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crossing a river

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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