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the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam

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Yu-ta; Yūta

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this one; with this; in this way

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oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance

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a few years ago; some years back

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secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

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approach run; run-up

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because; since

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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phylogenetic tree; genealogical tree; family tree; evolutionary tree; dendrogram

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nerve; nerves; sensitivity

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karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper

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offensive; aggressive

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concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring

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feeling of a house or a room

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one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

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bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived

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hesitation; indecision

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to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

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sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

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to distract one's attention

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to run away; to run off

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monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

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to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

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to correct oneself; to restate

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to hold (a ceremony); to perform

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careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

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to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)

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to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

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out of print

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masterpiece; masterwork

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difficult to obtain; difficult to get

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I; we

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literature

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to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

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modern society

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hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

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clean (pure) culture

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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height above sea level

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yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Chinese catalpa

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Japan's best; number one in Japan

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to be among the top five; to be one of the five best

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publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally

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one's family and followers; one's whole clan

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science and technology; technology; scientific techniques

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being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

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magical; sorcerous; incantatory

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careful; elaborate; scrupulous

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