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phrenology; physiognomy

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(outdoor) music festival

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clothing

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new singer

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same time (of day)

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vicissitudes; ups and downs

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peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world

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battle of the bands

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The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)

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fire attack; attacking and burning enemy troops, warships, provisions, etc.

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(medical) decoction; infusion

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jumping about; rampancy; domination

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commander

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report; paper; reportage

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sovereign's seal

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hit song; best-seller

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singer

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throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber

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to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence

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fan service; giving one's fans what they want

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major label debut (recording)

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clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers

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to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty

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trifling matter; trifle

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destiny; will of Heaven; luck

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cosplayer

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giving something a try because it will not do any harm

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Kobayashi

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line of flow

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if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due

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Ryofu

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(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

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losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation

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bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

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Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)

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Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms

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sound

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fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

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land; shore

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three people

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location

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aspiration; ambition

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definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional

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bhava (becoming, existence)

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large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting

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sound source; sound generator; tone generator

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token (effort); something done for form's sake

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to keep secret; to conceal

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imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill

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musical composition; tune

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