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early (days); initial stage; initial

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

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obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

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planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

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to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

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loud voice

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close to the ear

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to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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to join together; to combine; to join up

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to paint (draw) a picture

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art; fine arts

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preparation room

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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merry drinker; one who laughs easily

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drunken interaction (usu. unpleasant)

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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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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how many people

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a little bit; a little while

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this year

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spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

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trial; test

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some people; a few people; several people

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recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

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to swim

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society for the study of manga; manga club

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visual

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individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic

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abstract painting

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at first glance poor, but on closer examination skillful (of artwork, etc.); crude but charming; poorly made but captivating

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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

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chignon (ladies' hairstyle)

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to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

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China; Chinese food

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dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

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to be to the point; to be pertinent

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer

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cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

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both sides

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tank top

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jeans; dungarees

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journal; magazine; periodical

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astronomy

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mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

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to raise overhead

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