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to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate

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at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

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corners of the mouth

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support; stay; prop

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warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

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to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

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taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality

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smoothly; swiftly

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

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aftertaste

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Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)

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high-class restaurant; high-end store

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full-course dinner; multicourse meal

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for example

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euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric

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reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

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to hold the key (to)

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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

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long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

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ideal; ideals

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to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

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from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

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turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)

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to reread; to read again

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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to age; to grow old

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to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

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relay

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actress; female actor

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consent

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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Osaka prefecture

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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Ootani Women's University

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department (faculty) of literature

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Japanese literature

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beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

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son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

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literary prize

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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Yoshikawa Eiji

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Rookie of the Year award

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Tsubota Jouji (1890.3.3-1982.7.7)

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very good luck; excellent fortune

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