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self-assertion

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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unsung hero; person who does a thankless task

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Virgo (constellation); the Virgin

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major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

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both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

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social life; social intercourse

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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personal relations

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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Libra (constellation); the Scales

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Asakusa

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A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.

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theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

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pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

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Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion

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one's hometown

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militant; aggressive

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be; is

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(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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Sagittarius (constellation); the Archer

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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paradise; Eden

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east

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

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pond

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adult; grown-up

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common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

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Capricornus (constellation); Capricorn; the Goat

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field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice

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west

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south

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freedom; liberty

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-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

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statelessness

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hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion

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Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

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beauty

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individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

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Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild

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Aoyama

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Kioichō

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in this manner; in this way; like this

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

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