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that kind; competition; match

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before long; even now

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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skin

3

bridge of nose

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

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play; drama

2

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

2

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

4

foolish; stupid; silly

5

Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

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Otowaya (stage name of a kabuki family)

1

study; diligence; discount; reduction

3

actor; actress; player; performer

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the press; (in the) newspapers

1

to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

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so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)

3

flood; flooding

8

founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

7

way; method; means; resource; course

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correction; rectification; mending; repair

2

feudal system; feudalism

2

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

4

in great numbers

1

witnessing; observing; sighting

3

to put forward a theory

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even; indicates something unexpected occurs

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

2

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

4

deep-rooted; ingrained

2

high and low (social standing)

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wealth and poverty; rich and poor

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human society

1

rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes

2

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

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koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)

4

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

1

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

1

seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

2

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

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German silver; nickel silver; silver coinage imported to Japan during the late Edo and early Meiji periods

2

cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

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to inform; to report

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good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

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