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First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)

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annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

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history

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)

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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

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doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

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to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

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abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

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state of mind; mentality; psychology

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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we; us

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damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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the other day; lately; recently; during this period

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whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying

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arrogant; haughty; insolent

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to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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to strike dead; to beat to death

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered

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woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

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slap in the face; slap on the cheek

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new moon; crescent moon

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to stick into; to pierce; to run into

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mashed boiled green soybeans

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semi-transparent; translucent

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to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

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to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over

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to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way

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to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

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boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

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sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile

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as it was before

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one's post; place of work; workplace

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(suddenly) quiet

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silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

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to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

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thumb; pollex

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thumb; big toe

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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to hate; to dislike

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to get wet

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confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

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