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what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

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she; her; girlfriend

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

4

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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table

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

to sit (down)

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cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

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black tea

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drink; beverage

2

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

gently; airily; fluffily

1

steam; vapour; vapor

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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future (usually near); prospects

2

(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on

1

young person; youth; young

1

elite

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)

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graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

3

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

1

noble; aristocrat; peer

1

patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master

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gentleman

2

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

1

cardinal (Catholic church)

1

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

2

downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

2

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

to be conceited

1

abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy

1

study; research; investigation

3

funds; capital

1

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

1

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

to be satisfied

1

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

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demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

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