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best; greatest; first

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being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports

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(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty

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fashion

2

traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

1

infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)

1

public; official

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private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

harmonious; intimate

3

designer

2

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

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to get a late start

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one's every action; every single move

3

desperately; for one's dear life

2

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

fresh

1

debutante

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to be (doing)

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masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality

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charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

3

image; idol; statue

1

house built on sand; house of cards

1

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

2

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

2

to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

5

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

4

to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

1

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

2

time; Father Time

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arrow; wedge; chock

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to pass; to pass by

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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

2

unfortunately

3

mental; spiritual; emotional

2

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

1

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

1

origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

west

5

mission; delegation

1

welcome party

4

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

1

to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)

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unhesitatingly

3

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

2

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

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envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission

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custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule

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