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a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

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twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

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being left out; being ostracized

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to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

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making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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silhouette

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to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that

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foreign country

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use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

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to yearn for; to be in love with

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to rebuke; to scold harshly

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)

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to fall onto; to happen; to befall

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affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

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digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

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to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

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end; conclusion

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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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to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

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comfortable; carefree

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stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

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long (e.g. novel, film)

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Satou

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juvenile literature

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research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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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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sky-blue

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magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade

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Noriko

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group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

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together; at the same time; same; identical

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student days

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(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece

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to dream (of)

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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same generation; one's generation

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Japanese person; Japanese people

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to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

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scale; vernier

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debut work; one's first work

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great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

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predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

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