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to appear in the newspaper

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short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

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to cut out; to clip from; to extract

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doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

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to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

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escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

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gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

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one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking

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descriptive (narrative) part

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self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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spoken language; colloquial expression

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

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restrictions on the number of kanji recognized for usage (recognised)

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rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish

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kanji readings

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table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

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deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

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having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

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sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

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generation; lifetime; age

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to carry through; to achieve; to complete

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specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

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linguistics

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to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

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to smoke

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aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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war damage

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family tree; pedigree; genealogy

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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remanufacture; reconditioning

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless

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fever; febrile disease

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Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)

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to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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ownership mark or stamp; bookplate

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to have an interest (in)

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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Chuusai

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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(received) present; gift

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book bound in Japanese style

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small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau

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Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood

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