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philosopher

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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it seems that; as if

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empress

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shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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feelings; thoughts; meaning

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deviation; departure; omission

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to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

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indignation; resentment

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fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

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to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

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self-consciousness

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person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well

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infrastructure

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

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present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

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individualism; egoism; selfishness

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principle of equality

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totalitarianism

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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enemy side

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logic; logical

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empathy

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my; our; one's own

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half century

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decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

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to continue (going along some trend)

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to be prolonged; to drag on

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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to rise; to flourish

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diversity; variety

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ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection

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product; produce; result; fruit

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among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

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peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

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(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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vitality; energy; dynamism

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to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

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well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person

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direct

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to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

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to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

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sharp and able person

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sociology

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