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too (much); overly; excessively

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busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

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(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

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

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to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed

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all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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or; either ... or ...

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petal

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beauty

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sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

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

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to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away

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close-up

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Japanese person

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters

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the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess

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Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity; grandson of Amaterasu, great grandfather of Emperor Jimmu)

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wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

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divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

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tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

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haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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from now on; hereafter

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

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side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

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as planned; according to plan

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faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...

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feeling of satisfaction

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to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

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tidying up; finishing

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object; body; solid

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point in time; occasion

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obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

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obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)

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damply; moistly; clammily; stickily

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bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling

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exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

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not wearing a bra; being bra-less; generic (goods)

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to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

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