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one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

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Roka

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lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

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publication

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love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

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

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

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at that time; in those days

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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independence; self-reliance

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foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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to be intimate with; to befriend

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

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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Setagayaku

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to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move

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writing (e.g. as a profession)

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

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three years

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-years-old

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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light brown; tawny

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

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separation; farewell; parting

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one's later years; final years (in life)

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side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

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working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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literary master

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(one's) life

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to finish; to graduate

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to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

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hey!; hey!

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adds force or indicates command

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