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starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

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please

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Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire

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will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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despair; hopelessness

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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

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how; in what way; how about

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year

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to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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that; those; the

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huh?; what's up?

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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I; me; you; manservant

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wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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isn't that right?

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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next year

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silver wedding (anniversary)

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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congratulations

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

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ah; oh; hey!

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photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording

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most; extremely

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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