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Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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mound; hill

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Kanshin

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United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)

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pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation

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forest fire; bushfire; wildfire

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half a year; six months

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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administration; rule

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to own; to receive; to understand

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self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

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to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

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charm; amulet

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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old capital; former capital

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left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)

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imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

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flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless

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director (of the ritsuryo-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)

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last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

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to do together; to share; to participate in

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at the meeting; on the occasion

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younger scholar; future reference

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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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left wing

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to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

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delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity

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fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

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flying column; detached force

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main purpose; primary objective

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that's the way it is; such is life

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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excessive; too much; unreasonable

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short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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acute angle

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leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

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normal practice; proper practice

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to lose; to be defeated

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with lightning speed

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wits; brains

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common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

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concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling

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miracle

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unconditionally; as a rule

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

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