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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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similar

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virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister

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eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood

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ardor; enthusiasm

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faltering; hesitation

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area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

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inside; interior

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that is to say; so that means

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to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

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to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

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because

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to become pale; to turn pale

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hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

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sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

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the literary world; literary circles

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established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation

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to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly

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Oobayashi Nobuhiko (1938.1-)

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making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen

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earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

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to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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explanation; interpretation

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example; role model

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present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

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arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation

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significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning

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degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity

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to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss

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tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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mere; simple; sheer

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coward; dastard

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guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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savings

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novelist; fiction writer

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the next issue

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bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

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nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

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to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

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already published

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arrival of goods; goods received

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