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to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

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nowadays; these days; at present

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title; name; degree

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rewriting; rewrite; fair copy

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simply; merely; only; solely

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authority; power; influence

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600; six hundred

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later on; eventually; afterwards

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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spirit; heart; disposition

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warrior; samurai

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

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written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

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(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

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talent and accomplishments; wisdom and works

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propensity to efface oneself; being prone to conceal one's talent

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model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example

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from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

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escape; evasion; flight

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looking on; remaining a spectator

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snatching a moment of rest; dickering for time

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fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

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Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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intimacy; affection; familiarity

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scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

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(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I

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deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony

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thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning

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intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

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human; humane

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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mere; only; just; slight

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surface; appearances; exterior

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic

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disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking

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comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

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unbeliever

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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finger; toe; digit

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to dye; to colour; to color

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fact; (a) truth; realistic portrayal of an ordinary event (by a wise man)

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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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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relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

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