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skeptic; sceptic

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tonsillitis

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spinner (fishing lure)

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more and more; increasingly; all the more

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to pick a fight

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Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)

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crossing the meridian

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president and chief executive officer

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overwhelming; overpowering; prevailing

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expected to arrive (occur) in the near future

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toga

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adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger

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itch

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supreme leader; ultimate leader

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preview of next installment (TV shows, podcasts, etc.)

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Shimura

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to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr

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abdication

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deepening

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contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis

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cremation

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second coming; second advent

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scope; valid range; coverage

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hand; hands

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carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care

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beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal

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resistance

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cheap

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trumpet

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you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

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population density

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to escape death; to be saved from death

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brilliant; bright

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ultramarine

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therapy; treatment; remedy; cure

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arc

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living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

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to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

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total war; all-out war

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funeral; burial; condolence

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disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe

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to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

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paranormality; anomalous phenomenon

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unpleasant feeling

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sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

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to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires

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marking; scent marking

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trademark

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incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

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to be related by blood

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