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precedent

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

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thorny path

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

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isn't it?; it really is

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to grumble; to complain

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ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

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easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

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record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history

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love triangle; eternal triangle

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death in battle

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to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

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compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

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chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia

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home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

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convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating

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fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

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forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo

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one's person; around one's person

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glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes

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to ignore; to overlook

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brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)

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cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka

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truck; lorry

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to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip

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main section (of a magazine or journal); central portion; this magazine; our journal

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at; in; at; when; by; with

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starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation

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posthumous works

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rare; seldom

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distrust; suspicion

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

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quarrel between brothers

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direct contact

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down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with

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to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

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occult

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in the process of being repaired; during repairs

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already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest

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to move around; to move about; to get around

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(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

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walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)

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to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

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to become keen on; to get passionate about

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at first; in the beginning; originally

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to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

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to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something

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