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privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk

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Blu-ray Disc; BD

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instrumental quartet

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cherry blossoms at night

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television; TV

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illustrator

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riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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passion; enthusiasm; zeal

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to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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dress

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slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners

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qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress

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illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

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-made; make

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porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics

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be; is

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling

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armadillo girdled lizard (Ouroborus cataphractus); armadillo lizard; golden armadillo lizard; armadillo spiny-tailed lizard

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arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent

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winter

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to be softened; to calm down

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gecko; house lizard

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to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

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Narita

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very young; little; childish; immature

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

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Jami; Jamis

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angle

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photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording

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to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

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deeply emotive; moving

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exactly opposite (of)

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pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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a find; windfall; bargain

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to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

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earthworm

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centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

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office for rent; office to let

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to hurt; to smart; to sting

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uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

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earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)

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mere; only; just; slight

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

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