necessary;  needed;  essential;  necessity;  need;  requirement
 autograph;  signature;  sign;  signal;  indication
 mostly;  ordinarily;  probably;  most;  almost all;  ordinary
 narrow-minded;  obstinate;  stubborn;  perverse;  unreasonable;  warped
 person;  -er; (arch.)  expert; (arch.)  geisha; (arch.)  prostitute
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  unowned;  not had;  unique;  not;  impossible
 look (in someone's eyes);  expression (of the eyes);  eyes
 to curse;  to put a curse on;  to detest intensely
 speciality;  specialty;  subject of study;  expert;  area of expertise
 wife; (arch.)  my dear; (arch.)  dear;  garnish (esp. one served with sashimi);  embellishment
 branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum);  simplestem bur-reed
 to read;  to recite (e.g. a sutra);  to chant;  to predict;  to guess;  to decipher;  to count
 small build;  small stature;  petite;  small pattern
 fair-skinned;  light-complexioned
 skinny person;  scrawny person;  scarecrow;  bag of bones
 junior high school;  middle school;  lower secondary school
 second-year student;  biennial
 soft;  tender;  gentle;  mild;  informal;  light
 to prune;  to trim;  to reap (a crop) and put into storage;  to harvest;  to prune (a manuscript);  to cut down
 looking like (someone);  taking after (either of one's parents)
 handsome;  shapely;  clean-cut (features);  decent;  proper;  correct
 study;  diligence;  discount;  reduction
 in;  on;  at (place);  as for;  regarding
 exercise;  physical training;  appeal;  campaign;  motion;  movement
 cruel;  heartless;  violent;  intense;  very bad;  terrible
 to be conspicuous;  to stand out
 eleven;  11;  jack (playing card);  Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax);  Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
 road;  path;  route;  way;  distance;  journey;  road (e.g. to victory)
 state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.);  province (e.g. Canada);  continent; (arch.)  dear
 Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
 territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.)  countryside
 three;  three years of age
 merger (of companies, towns, etc.);  combination;  union;  amalgamation;  consolidation;  coalition
 to be able (in a position) to do;  to be up to the task;  to be ready;  to be completed;  to be made;  to be built;  to be good at
 comparatively;  relatively
 top;  summit;  twelve o'clock (usu. midnight);  top of one's head;  top of a helmet
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