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Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji

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innocent; simple-minded

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to subsist; to keep on living

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a bit more; a bit longer

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angle

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to search for; to seek for; to look for

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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to start singing

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

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doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

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

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

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unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

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was

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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to; towards; for

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emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

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evidence; proof

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

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to paint (draw) a picture

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painting; picture

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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field; sphere; realm; division; branch

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relatively; comparatively

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

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Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)

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star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

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furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

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chef

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compared with

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

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devastating; catastrophic; crushing

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husband

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degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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ability; skill; facility

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beginner

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level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

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three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

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Picasso

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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LOL; haha

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