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wastepaper; scrap paper

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

1

the preceding year; the previous year; last year

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following year

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article; news story; report; account

1

historian

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first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best

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historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives

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incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

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in spite of; regardless of

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details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

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good correspondent; ready writer

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sad story

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rumour; rumor; gossip

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

crowd; throng

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

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counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)

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to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart

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gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp

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late spring; third month of the lunar calendar

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part

1

Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

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the end (of); powder

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

2

approximate age; age range

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companion; company; tritagonist

2

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

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stealthy; secret

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exposure of a severed head

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founder of a religious sect

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to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

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to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed

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criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head

2

Buddha's name (esp. when used in prayer); fame; renown

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(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

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rosary; string of prayer beads

2

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

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the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe

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nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

2

dated; date; fixed; external

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tears of grief; crying with sadness

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to come off; to slip down; to slip off

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to be smeared; to be covered

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strangeness; abnormality; disorder

4

woman; lady; adult female

3

to run up to

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shoulders

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