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essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

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youth; springtime of life; adolescent

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to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

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theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

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inferiority complex

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

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to say; to be called; to do

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How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

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first impression

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

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with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

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to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

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to get teary-eyed

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large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises

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point-blank range

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slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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metre; meter; meter; gauge

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

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distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

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cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

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cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

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piece

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to look towards

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to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

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a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash

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back of the hand

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idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

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statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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disclosure; exposure; revelation

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circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

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love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

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personal; individual; private

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to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

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-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

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main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist

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uh-huh; sniff-sniff

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peace; peace sign; V sign

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hospital gown; patient gown

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to jump up and down; to hop

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