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distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)

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growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

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to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

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to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

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eleven; 11; jack

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... years old; age (of) ...

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Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

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battlefield; battleground

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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death in battle; death on the battlefield

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fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter

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the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive

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present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

1

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

1

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

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dullard; indecisive person

1

Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May

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to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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child prodigy; wonder child

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to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction

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fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

1

strikeout

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not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

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sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)

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trusting too much; overestimating ability

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to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

5

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

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to be torn off; to come off

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bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off

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(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

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manner of death

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all over the body; from head to foot; all over

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unique; peculiar; singular

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still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

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dying; death; dead; useless; damned

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self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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to return; to come back

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imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness

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to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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any number of times

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to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff

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unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly

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