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mistress; kept woman; concubine

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to choose; to select

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to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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body

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(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

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to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

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if; in case; supposing

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(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

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oh; ah

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

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that is; namely; i.e.

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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only; nothing but

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private-school student

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface

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five; 5

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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like this; this sort; this way

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small; little; tiny

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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being struck with awe

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utmost limit; extremity; result

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originally

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

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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cousin (male)

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Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)

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neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)

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strange; odd; unusual

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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famous; notorious; noted

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Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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chain; chains

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harbour

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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