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Chinese book; Chinese classics

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poetry and prose; literature; literary works

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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philology

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easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

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classical; classic

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literature; books (reference); document

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proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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lesson one; first lesson

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Buddhist scholar; Buddhologist

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classicist; classical scholar

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deepening

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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bull's-eye; mark; point

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talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

2

sharp; keen; acute

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metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new

2

going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

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repeatedly; several times; many times

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization

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party; set; gang; company; person

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fastidiousness; love of cleanliness

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understanding person; supporter

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profound

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meaning of a word

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creator; Creator

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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haltingly; stutteringly

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significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive

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verse; poetry

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oversensitive

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thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

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Hagiwara Sakutarou (1886-1942)

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being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

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to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

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convenient; expedient; makeshift

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faction; clique

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practicality

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sunny place; in the sun

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dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

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especially; above all; particularly; among other things

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incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

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to be a sign of; to be an omen for

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insight

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minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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missing; lacking

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