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to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic

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should not; must not

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talk; story; conversation

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to be full to the brim

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to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

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as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

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overview of history

4

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

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prejudice; bias; distorted view

1

simple; brief

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ability; capability; skill

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superficial; half-hearted; shallow

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textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

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coarse; crude; inferior

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imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham

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Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)

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restoration; revival; resurgence

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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doctors; teachers; lawyers

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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youthful; young; young-looking

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school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)

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teaching materials

2

very careless; quite thoughtless

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calendar; almanac

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sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment

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training; education; cultivation; making pottery and casting metal

2

falsehood; lie

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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since that time; since then; from that point (on)

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to take a growing interest in

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call; hail; yell

3

coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view

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the very thing; itself

2

because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray

1

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

1

child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)

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fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

1

man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)

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humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code

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flippant; saucy; know-all

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

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as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to

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