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old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

3

expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination

2

modern poetry

1

present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress

1

irreversible

1

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

1

ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

2

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

1

wicked; evil

1

slaughter; massacre

1

counteroffensive

1

under the control (of); under the dominion (of)

1

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

1

hard fighting

4

fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

1

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

5

vicarious experience

1

magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring

2

another showing (of a play); playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor); recapitulation

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

1

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

1

drama; play; powerful drug

1

genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real

1

to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

1

state of war

1

total war; all-out war

1

to melt together; to blend together

1

planet; dark horse; surprise contender

1

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

3

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

1

hostage

1

(all) together

1

coherence; consistency

1

once more

1

invader; aggressor

1

equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore

1

reproductive capability; fertility; fecundity; biotic potential

1

dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning

1

spirituality; spiritual nature

4

divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures

1

countless; incalculable

1

superiority complex; sense of superiority

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

1

living thing; living creature; animal; life

1

origin; beginning; source

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

1