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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

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inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

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in this way; like this

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abolition; repeal

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Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)

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close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

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carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

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to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

1

return; coming back

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I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

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to be (doing)

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to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

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within; inside of; less than

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third degree of kinship

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or; otherwise

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

1

inside; within

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to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

3

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

4

case; situation

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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of course; certainly; naturally

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what

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severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

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no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

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to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

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weekend; Saturday and Sunday

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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fundamental; basic

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we

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book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

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previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

1

cooperation; collaboration

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participation by all

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs

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my; our; one's own

2

current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)

1

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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precious; valuable

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strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

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concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)

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mutual; reciprocal

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review; reconsideration; revision

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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