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sudden death

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quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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Kihachirou

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fine product; masterpiece

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

2

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

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departure

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dozens; scores of; decades

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high price

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

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Japanese person; Japanese people

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too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

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Boston

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museum

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quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

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quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

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storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions

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(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness

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posterity; future life; life to come

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

3

woodcut; woodblock print; art print

2

one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush

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to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

2

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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professional

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prostitute (esp. Edo period)

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scorn; disdain; contempt

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corruption

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member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

2

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

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government official; clerk

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far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

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high; noble; refined; advanced

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poor health; ill health; unhealthy

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portrait

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study; library; den; home office; reading room

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drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

3

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

2

ridiculous; odd

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collector

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stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

3

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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amnesia; loss of memory

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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isn't that right?

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

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