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poem

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lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

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to like; to prefer

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

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(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

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to spread; to be propagated

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common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

5

already; now; no longer; not any more

2

goby (fish)

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

1

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

3

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

4

design

1

plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

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character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character

5

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

forum; form; shape

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

1

cheek

8

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

2

zig-zag; zigzag

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

blunt; curt; brusque

2

to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

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vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

3

smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

1

electricity; (electric) light

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tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

3

originally

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

3

pocket

3

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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one thin flat object; one sheet

4

to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone

1

rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

4

scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

2

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

2

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

2

emoticon; smiley; kaomoji

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motif

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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at times; occasionally

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