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looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

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reason; cause; circumstances

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to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

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nourishment

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able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong

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sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

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the end

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one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

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before meals

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to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

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this, that and the other; this and that

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

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sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

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to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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I; we

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peerless; unequaled; unequalled

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to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

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furthermore; even more

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home gardening (esp. food); home growing

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field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

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picking; collecting; harvesting

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medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring

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mint; peppermint

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oil

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very; extremely; excessively

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to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

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plants and animals; flora and fauna

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich

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soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)

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nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

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cultivation

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to become possible; to become able to (do)

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inhabiting; living

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coexistence

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danger; peril; hazard; risk

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humming; crooning

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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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