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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 (ritsuryō system)

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at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

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on and after; from ... onward; since

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

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to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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eight trigrams palm; ba gua zhang; pa kua chang

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eight trigrams (divination signs); bagua; divination; fortune-telling

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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Christmas

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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

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such; this sort of; like this

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event; function

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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character; personality; (fictional) character; character

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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small part (e.g. in a film); bit part; extra

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entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

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because

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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subject; theme

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was

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both; both sides; both parties

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(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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The Sneaker

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

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