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in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

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several months

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break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit

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mainstream

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to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

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charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

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gigantic peak; kyoho grape; large purple-black slip-skin grape variety, like Concord grapes

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scaling; climbing; ascending

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to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics

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unique; individual; original; unusual

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all things; all creation

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polarity

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principle; theory; fundamental truth

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permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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based on; on the basis of

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natural disaster; calamity

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Komatsu Kazuhiko

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spirit possession

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Japan-specific

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dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise

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medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor

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evil ways; sorcery

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form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)

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form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)

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setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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to proceed with things; to carry out; to do

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format; procedure; way of proceeding

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

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armchair detective

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main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

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easy chair; armchair

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

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team

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final stage

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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rather than

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person who has great confidence (faith) in himself

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modest; humble

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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text; script; this book

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to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate

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mind-control

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certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

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capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

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to contract a disease

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fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

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credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

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original story; original version; this volume

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