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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details

1

limit; bounds

1

unapprovable; unable to be confirmed

1

to be to the point; to be pertinent

2

to be to the point; to be pertinent

8

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

4

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

6

re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

1

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

2

right and wrong

1

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

7

state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements

1

to be in order; to be right

2

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

2

really; truly

3

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

1

to hit the mark

2

The Book of Rites; Liji; Li Chi

1

bull's-eye; mark; point

3

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

4

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

black spot; dark spot; sunspot

1

important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials

1

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

little by little

1

Takahashi Kazumi

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

1

gravesite; tomb

1

Yoshiko

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

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classic Confucian writings

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compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

2

The Five Classics (of Confucianism)

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Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

3

Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty

1

man among men; man's man

2

various; many; several

1

Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

3

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

2

virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

2

cousin (elder male)

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

4

highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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