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drama; theatre; theater; play

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senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

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guest appearance

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originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

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clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

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program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme

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dance

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day after day; every day

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drinking party; get-together

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executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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heavy responsibility

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lack of sleep

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hard; tough; hardware; hard disk

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training; drill; practice; discipline

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total exhaustion

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practicing by oneself; self-instruction

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

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writer; author

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beautiful well-proportioned woman (body 8 times longer than head)

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un-Japanese in appearance or character

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carving; engraving; chiselled features

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

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starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

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(male) actor

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to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

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(please) look; see; (please) try to do

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to take someone's hand

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since; this person

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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first experience (of something); first sexual experience

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about when; about what time; how soon

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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to explain; to dispel doubts

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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writing (e.g. as a profession)

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motive; incentive; motif

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origin; beginning; source; rise

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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to concern; to be related

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historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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posterity; future life; life to come

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creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

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to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge

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consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

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Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

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