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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky

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seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning

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waiting impatiently for

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speck; fleck

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to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

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growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

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flat; even; level

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

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violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)

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geranium (usu. a cultivated pelargonium)

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scientist

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crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

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to come and see (someone, something); to visit

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manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future

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ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

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distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance

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but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

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to screw up one's courage; to take heart

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steadily

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outstretched arms

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

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decision; determination; resolution

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to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

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to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

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to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

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to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

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to turn one's face away

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speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

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thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting

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deep breath

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation

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trivial; not amounting to much

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confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

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suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

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to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

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hereabouts; around here

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confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

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sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

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poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!

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to be kind to; to treat kindly

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to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

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to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

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to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

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