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Kibi (former province located in present-day Okayama and parts of Hiroshima, Hyōgo and Kagawa prefectures; later split into Bizen, Bitchu and Bingo provinces)

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news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements

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a moment ago; just now

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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every night

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newspaper

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to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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conviction; belief; confidence

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opinion; point of view

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unnecessary; needless

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preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

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comment

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contact; touch; contact lens

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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exchange of information

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conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence

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(sitting) knee-to-knee; face-to-face

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

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enmity; grudge

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to incur someone's enmity

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that's so, however ...

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raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

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journal; log

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(your) school

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compensation; reparation

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to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)

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extent; scope; sphere; range; span

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how much; how many; no matter how (much); however; (not) many; (not) much

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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journalist

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unrelated

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simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled

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to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name

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mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

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journalism

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(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

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deliberation; discussion; consideration

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being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to

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false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation

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pen

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young person; youth; young

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other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

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curious onlookers; rubbernecks

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curse; vilification

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report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

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threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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