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exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality

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the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)

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guidepost; signpost

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restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

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morals

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by myself; in person; by oneself

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to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

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shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

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must not do; should not do; do not do

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prohibition; ban; embargo

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bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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be; is

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considerably; fairly; quite

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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wise saying; maxim

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to tell a lie; to fib

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destroyer

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel

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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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small bird; little bird

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tyranny; atrocity

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hunter

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gun point; muzzle

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to fear; to be afraid of

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to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

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paradise; Eden; Elysium

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arms; armament

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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only; sole; unique

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

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Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)

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to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

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to stand stock still

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to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

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to feel; to sense; to experience

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skin

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sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless

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to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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snail; cochlea

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