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existence; possession; having; limited company

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

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water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)

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palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

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thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal

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to throw into; to dump in together

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softly; gently; lightly

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retreating figure; appearance from behind

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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the following week; the next week

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creative; original

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unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy

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the very same person

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by the window

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to relax; to feel at home

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hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole

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each; every

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flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery

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artistic

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overwhelming

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drawing ability; skill at art

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

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small; fine; detailed; stingy

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depiction; description; portrayal

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acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)

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rave reviews; extremely high praise

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work of art; artwork; objet d'art

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to be finished; to be completed; to be done

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light (e.g. colour, color)

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ink black

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to repaint; to paint again

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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vending machine

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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warm; mild; genial

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sunlight filtering through trees

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

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to take a rest under a tree; to rest in the shade of a tree

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moonlight

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basis; foundation; grounds; authority

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Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky

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one's high school days

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classmate

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field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers

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sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

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original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

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