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Arab; Arab countries; Arab (horse); Arabian

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three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

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diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

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Opium War (1840-42)

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criminal act

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honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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detached; aloof; indifferent

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proper; appropriate; due; suitable

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plain and simple; naive

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patriotic feelings; patriotism

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politics; government

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ignorance; innocence; stupidity

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primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive

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nationalism; statism

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depravity; corruption; degradation

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Moriarty

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plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall

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to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth

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celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

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body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

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threatening; menacing

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rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

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business suit

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large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build

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about; concerning; related to; -ish

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big man; large man; tall man; giant

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you

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flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

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to turn round; to face about; to turn about

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inside pocket

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upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person

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businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry

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bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money

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fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

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notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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parking violation

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gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)

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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

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the way one talks; one's way of speaking

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manly; masculine; like a man

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counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

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rule

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