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front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

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to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas

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scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer

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far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

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light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

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dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

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romantic comedy; rom-com

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absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

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little

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shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

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editor (in publishing, etc.)

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appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting

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imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion

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to the end; to the last

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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experiential; empirical; experimental

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three kinds; three varieties

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objective

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inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability

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H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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now is the time

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starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point

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return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

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hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

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to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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smoothly; swiftly

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to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way

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will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing

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stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill

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steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader

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publisher; publishing house; publishing company

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internship

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bunk beds; double bunk

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to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

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ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

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to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

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to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)

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appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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going back to sleep; sleeping in

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course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

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busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

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