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Takahashi Rumiko (1957.10.10-)

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simple and clear; plain and simple

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one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

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survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat

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pyramid; monumental work; landmark achievement

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pyramid

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weird; strange; mysterious

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to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

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reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

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to move up; to advance

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sooner or later

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to stir up; to instigate (somebody to do something); to agitate; to foment

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favourite motto; pet saying

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aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful

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different opinion; objection

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch

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in opposition to

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one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)

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praise; worship; adoration; glorification

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participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

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bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

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attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

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frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous

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rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)

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single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person

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to lead someone around by the nose

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wildcard (in hanafuda); storm card; gaji (term used in Hawaii); extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card

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sharp sword

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heated (e.g. debate); passionate

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destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

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heavy metal

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bay; gulf; inlet

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most part; greater part; majority

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finish; finishing; finishing touches

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battle of revenge

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Kyoto Imperial Palace

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fit; spasm; attack; seizure

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to crouch; to squat; to cower

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to kneel

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god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife

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crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement

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profound mystery

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horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous

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vibration; to tremble; to shake

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to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

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to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

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to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

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