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four years

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somewhat sudden

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transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

2

important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition

2

evading military service; draft dodging; draft evasion

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self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent

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to waste time; to kill time

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in those days

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child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person

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Gulliver; preeminent example of its kind

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reason; cause; circumstances

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gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

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Midas

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thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

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purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

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saviour; savior; messiah

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craving; longing; thirsting

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

2

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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how many; how old

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under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial

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arrogance

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

2

contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness

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State Shintō; nationalistic form of Shinto, formerly the official religion of Japan

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to tear off; to strip; to rob

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national interest

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belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration

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of military bearing

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Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character

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something; nothing (with neg. verb)

3

good and evil

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long time

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difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

3

exploitation; overuse; abuse

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private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)

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game; play; sports

2

(not) a single person; (no) one

2

inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

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pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

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medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction

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pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

2

after the end (of something); post-

2

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

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long-term

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if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy

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east

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to covet; to lust for

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