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cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)

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to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)

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interior; inside; internal

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collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

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to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

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absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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to be smeared; to be covered

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to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married

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theory

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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hint

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Japanese painting

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paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

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glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)

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future; possible; potential; prospective

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crayon

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lead of a pencil

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graphite

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storyboard

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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to use up; to exhaust; to wear out

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mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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plastic

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colored pencil; coloured pencil

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pitch black

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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hard struggle; strenuous effort

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a cook

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journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)

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Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine

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ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality

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to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

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being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

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yearned for; longed for; missed

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(United States of) America; USA

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

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soy sauce; shoyu

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mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking

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sake; Japanese rice wine

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seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

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soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy

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kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)

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process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

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factory; plant; mill; workshop

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inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

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actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

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