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original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)

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lettering on the spine of a book

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Muromachi period (1336-1573)

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cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics

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mental arithmetic

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addition; adding up

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change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

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fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait

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round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money

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subtraction

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newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

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arithmetic

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flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional

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three-dimensional

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from now on; hereafter

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Oriental

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Western civilization; Western civilisation

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in that way; like that; that way

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isn't that right?

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oeuvre; complete works

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thus; in this way; like this

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style of penmanship

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soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

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scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer

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scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick

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intuitive; intuitional

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discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced

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young literary enthusiast

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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variable

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un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...

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ultimate; final; last; eventual

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to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)

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beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

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reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

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cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

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stone construction; stone-built; (made of) stone

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hilltop

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classical; classic

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convenient method; handy method; expedient; shortcut

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exhibit; article on display; showpiece

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Kōrin

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to wound; to murder

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to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede

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network

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Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE); Sung

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stove; furnace; kiln

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state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture

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