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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)

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guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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in succession; one by one

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to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

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starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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boy; juvenile; child

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unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

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parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot

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forcibly; by force; against one's will

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(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

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to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

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to sit down

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to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

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with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks

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to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

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same generation; one's generation

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sensual love; love affair

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to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)

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indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)

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to have an interest (in)

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about this time; about now

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container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

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you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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the same generation; coeval

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senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

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sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment

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to overflow; to brim over; to flood

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several weeks; a few weeks

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to become possible; to become able to (do)

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then; and (then); in that case; if so

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scenery; scene; landscape

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to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

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despair; hopelessness

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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