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full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)

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to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

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younger sister

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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(husked grains of) rice

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honey

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sequel; later development

1

several years; a few years

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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television station

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opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.); establishment

1

commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

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

2

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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Ueno Ryou (1928.8.16-2002.1.27)

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Imae Yoshitomo (1932.1.15-)

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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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talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

1

waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

2

corridor; hallway; passageway

1

tall figure; high stature

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

2

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

2

I; me

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

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to grasp tightly

1

moving tale; impressive tale

1

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

1

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

2

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

months (period of)

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

dream

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be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

4

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

3

to watch over; to watch attentively

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writer; author

2

due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work

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world; society; people; the public

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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