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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

3

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

1

brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

1

to be thrilled; to be excited

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

1

older brother

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addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

1

calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation

1

fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful

1

somewhere; in some respects; in some way

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creed; doctrine; dogma

1

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

2

Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

1

undefeated; unbeatable; invincible

1

remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

1

father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

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on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

extreme; extremity

2

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

3

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

3

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

2

to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other

1

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

1

before long; even now

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

moral way of life; correct path; moral principles

1

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

2

to go too far

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throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

2

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1

Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)

1

secret; mystery

1

excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)

1

one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable

1

stability; steadiness; consistency; stable

1

to fit; to suit

1

fundamental; theoretical

1

warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war

2

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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oh!; ah!; oh no

1

ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual

1

glacier

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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