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brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

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turning point

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numerous; many

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onstage appearance of the jōruri musicians and chanters (in kabuki)

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face

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ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

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secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name

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covert action; covert operations

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to hold the key (to)

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authenticity; credibility

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extinction; annihilation; destruction

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female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent

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determination; resolution

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in a choked voice

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to begin to cry

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white (complexion); fair-skinned

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blow; hit (on the body); beating

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haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

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intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp

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top two

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to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

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unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate

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spy; secret agent

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imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

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to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

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(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

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triple feature (e.g. movie)

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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calf

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hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

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left foot; left leg

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bridge of the nose

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to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

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here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

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seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will

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appearance; figure; shape; form

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bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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impassioned speech; fervent speech

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heat up

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to shake with rage

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heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast

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to be consistent; to be coherent

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both; (not) either

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earnest; kind; sincere

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even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

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damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute

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