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independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

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great disaster; calamity

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prediction; prophecy; prognostication

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the essential point

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scene; spectacle; sight; view

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matter (thing, concept) of high (vital, extreme) importance

1

one's leisure hours

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Tatsumasa

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cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

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thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

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dignity; majesty; sanctity

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brilliance

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immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

1

common people; ordinary people; masses

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to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

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to be helpful; to be useful

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to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

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events of the day; current affairs

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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both; (not) either

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seer; pioneer; leading spirit; enlightened person

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revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)

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extraordinary; uncommon

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incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical

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upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

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yellow

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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third stage; three stages

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

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armor; armour

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helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

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haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki

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Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

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camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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former years; formerly; a few years ago

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receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

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care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

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achievements of one's ancestors

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entreaty; supplication; petition

1

workman; craftsman; laborer; labourer; artisan

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ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification

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(by) one's side; nearby location; place close to one's person; you

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in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

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