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pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards

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ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines

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carving; engraving; chiselled features

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within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)

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opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

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young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"

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rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing

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exclamation mark

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hair dyed brown

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to dye; to colour; to color

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pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings

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mimesis; mimicry; camouflage

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short pants; shorts

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double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine

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eyebrow; eyebrows

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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the same generation; coeval

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basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

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amethyst

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feeling of transparency; sense of translucence

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thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

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... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

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surrounding at a distance

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madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)

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(on one's) mind; heed

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protuberance; protruding object; umbo

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tights; pantyhose

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emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

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slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners

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ponytail

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bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

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deva and naga; heavenly dragon

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having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often

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to be selected (from among many people)

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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piece; fragment; one (object)

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villain; baddie; the villain's part

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womanly; ladylike; feminine

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novel; (short) story

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breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk

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though; even if; whether ... or ...

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differentiation

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independence; self-reliance

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religious group

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sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict

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five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

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growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

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modern society

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