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holding one's ground; defending local authority

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (China, 220-589 CE)

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it's not like; it isn't as if

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Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms

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collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

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drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

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with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

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to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

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blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper

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incineration; destroy by fire

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processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

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spirit; disposition

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right to know; right to access information

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(a) few; some; several

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clause; article; stipulations

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blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void

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section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing

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drawing or writing in pencil

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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content of a letter

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no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea

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to love

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last

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town; city; municipal; urban

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to name

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Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)

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to wear glasses; to put on glasses

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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first generation; founder

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president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy

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town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

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irresponsibility

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to rock; to shake; to swing

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correction; revision; amendment

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useless; futile; vain

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision

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answer sheet

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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student number (for seating, etc. in class)

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Watarihashi

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Thailand

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Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

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polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

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stroke of the brush; touch; literary style

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