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critical condition; being on the verge of death

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aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

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parting; separation; farewell

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

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and; thereupon; because of that

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ex-wife; former wife; previous wife

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the sun

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the Moon

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just managing; with great difficulty

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Suika Shinto (fusion of Shinto with Chinese elements, esp. neo-Confucianism); Shidemasu Shinto

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useful; helpful

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fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness

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denomination of a Shinto shrine; company name

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zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

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addition; increase; Canada

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boy; son; man

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director (of the ritsuryo-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)

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to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

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mother and child

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apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

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longitude

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unconditional

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above all else; more than anything

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systematic; regular; routine

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that in itself; as such

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self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom

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autumnal equinox; autumn equinox; fall equinox

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vernal equinox; spring equinox

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to become clear; to be made public

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Kepler's laws

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perigee

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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apogee

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site; point on a map; spot

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ellipse

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perfect circle

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only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

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waxing and waning (of the Moon)

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to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

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curve; bend; crook

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

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to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

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largest class; top category

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embarrassing; awkward

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to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)

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