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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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to make a speech; to address

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benefactor; patron

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side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

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early on; earlier on; from early

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how many people; a number of people

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excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine

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Teruo

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elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology

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literary prize

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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short (e.g. story, film)

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piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story

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winning (a prize)

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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first time; first; initial

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roadside

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in addition

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recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

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lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

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sense of loss; feeling of loss

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

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to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

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achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

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to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

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(political) power; authority; influence

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departure

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oppression; suppression; pressure

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state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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

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humanity; human love

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to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

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example; role model

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screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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Eiko

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Ochanomizu

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Louvre (Museum)

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to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

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this and that; one thing and another

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coherence; order; focus; point

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