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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the

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master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)

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Edison

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light bulb

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

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to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

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obvious; transparent

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sophistry; sophism

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart

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history

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Renaissance

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period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

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circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

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painting; picture

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classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics

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at that time; in those days

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behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

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power

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treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)

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

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civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

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to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

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every quarter; all sides

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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to keep secret; to conceal

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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to feel ashamed

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Nobel

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prize; award

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certain; sure; no doubt

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to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited

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to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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speech; address

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to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

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a little; a bit

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by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

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lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

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(sexual) foreplay

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cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)

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cunnilingus

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word; remark; statement

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direct

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