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movie; film; motion picture

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate

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four years

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after

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beloved; dearest

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

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to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

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(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

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buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

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first-rate; finest quality; the best

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oral cavity; mouth

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

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peat

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nose

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to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

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to settle a matter; to get even with someone

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to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer

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far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

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to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

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technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

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

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note; memo; memorandum

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to frown; to scowl

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painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting

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look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

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to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

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cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly

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to wear out

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appliqué (ornamental needlework)

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to sew on

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charm; amulet; talisman

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losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down

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to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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red hair; ginger hair

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hmm; I see; hrm

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dignified expression; solemn expression; serious expression

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

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sanity; consciousness; soberness

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to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

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