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staple food

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soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil

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as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally

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history book

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nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country

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bad harvest; poor crop

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famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

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trouble

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to want; to desire

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general

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cultivation; farming

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periodic; cyclic; cyclical

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance

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to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy

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continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent

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harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)

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in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

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insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

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unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous

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history

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mutation; change; vicissitude

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generally; as a rule

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to come to power; to assume the reins of government

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(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand

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townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk

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trifling; little; few; slight

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food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life

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castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure

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offense and defense; offence and defence

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indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

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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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general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors

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snow viewing; snow-scene viewing

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desolate field; withered field

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hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

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rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain

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haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

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mountain range; mountain belt

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deep and remote

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clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

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wealth and poverty; rich and poor

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

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admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)

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tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

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mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)

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