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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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smiling face; smile

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light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

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mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

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good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto

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prayer; supplication

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grandiose; exaggerated

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sacrament

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

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clergyman; churchman; clergy

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herdsman; ranch hand

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(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies

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magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

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archbishop (Catholic)

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saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

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spell; charm; incantation; magic word

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to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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pupil (of eye); eye

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to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

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blessing

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blessing; grace

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abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

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rosary

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pocket

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

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such; this sort of; like this

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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I see; that's right; indeed

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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like that; that way

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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

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definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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to be worried; to be troubled

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instant; moment; for an instant

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affirmation; affirmative (logic)

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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in one's own way or style

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