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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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mistress; kept woman; concubine

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day and night

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irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction

2

exploitation; overuse; abuse

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head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir

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seventy; 70

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others; other people

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to die out; to become extinct

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a few years ago; some years back

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

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ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

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peace; harmony

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suffering; distress; hardship; trial

3

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

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tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period

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average; mean; balance; equilibrium

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haul (catch) (of fish)

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counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

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coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

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forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

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reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

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Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

3

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

3

warrior; samurai

2

Earth Dragon (5th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

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White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

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feudal retainer or warrior

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banishment; exile

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name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

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settlement; immigration

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primeval forest; virgin forest

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hoe

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former clan; former fief

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man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off

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to boil strongly; to be excited

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fishermen

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capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

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emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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agriculture

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stability; steadiness; equilibrium

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origin; beginning

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