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-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

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cover; lid; cap

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Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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blood vessel; blood relationship

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introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

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yakuza coat of arms

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still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

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Maruyama Masao (1914-)

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political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics

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transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

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necessity; inevitability

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demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

2

process; course; mechanism

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statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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not yet; un-

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the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

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manly; masculine; like a man

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ethics; moral philosophy; (study of) Confucianism (esp. neo-Confucianism); (study of) Taoism; Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised)

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being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed

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enlightenment; great wisdom

3

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

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self-sufficiency; self-satisfaction

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love of learning

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emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

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true meaning; true significance

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good; goodness; right; virtue

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lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness

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to compare

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

2

power; authority; jurisdiction

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powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

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to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

1

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

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activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

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bhava (becoming, existence)

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realization; realisation

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to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

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eight; 8

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

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wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

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merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

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