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genius; prodigy; natural gift

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I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then

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inferiority complex

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

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to fear; to be afraid of

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dazzling; radiant

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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at first; in the beginning; originally

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to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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flames of jealousy

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to yearn for; to pine for

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why; how

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what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

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emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

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whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)

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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

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unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

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ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

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innocent; simple-minded

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

2

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy

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curse; spell; malediction

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to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in

1

to push (something) against

3

to join hands (with)

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to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)

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feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

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to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

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royal castle; imperial castle

3

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

2

-ish; -like

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golden (colour, color)

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jewel; precious stone; gem

4

to bury; to embed; to implant

1

main ingredients; chief materials

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prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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in addition

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magical power; mystical force

3

to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

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powering up

2

highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)

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to occur; to happen

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giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

2

corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)

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to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

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