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master painter; great artist; painter; artist

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despair; hopelessness

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained

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kanji "rice paddy" radical at left (radical 102)

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sphinx

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board game

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upper limit; supremum

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to gather in a circle; to form a circle

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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(hand) knitting

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knitting; knitted material; crochet

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an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

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fool; idiot; moron

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human-like; quite human

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hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)

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short pause; short interval

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easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy

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editing; compilation

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supreme wisdom

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top recommendation; something highly recommended

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Robert

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Heinlein

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The Door into Summer (1957 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)

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Crayon Shin-chan

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to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm

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splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)

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battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

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thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood

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rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net

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coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding

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to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

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excellent

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to get tired of waiting

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dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

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century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something

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with a vroom; with a sudden shaking

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degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

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slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

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stranger; outsider

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perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

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of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

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fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

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dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing

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fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

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