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poor health; ill health; unhealthy

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to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

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to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

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(elder) sister

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

5

who; what kind of person

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support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

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corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

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attempted assassination

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decision; determination

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to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

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half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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hesitation; indecision; vacillation

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just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

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carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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martyrdom

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red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

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to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

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one's last moment; one's death; one's end

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to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

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beyond imagination; unimaginable

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execution

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shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

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failure; mistake; blunder

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

4

decapitation; decapitated head

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wig; hairpiece; toupee

1

reddish brown; rufous

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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to tumble down; to roll down

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the last moment; the very end

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dramatic

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to preordain

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

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preference; priority; precedence

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)

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Gabrielle d'Estrées

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model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

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to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

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demise

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wave; ups and downs

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)

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small quantity; little; little while; short distance

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