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worldly-wise man

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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quitting while one is ahead

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facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

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pulling inside ankle sweep

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

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to pour into (liquids); to pump into

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that is to say; so that means

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ending

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one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit

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the last moment; the very end

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sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

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considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive

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changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)

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agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity

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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

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area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

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a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

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belief that human nature is fundamentally good

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT

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on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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to apply; to adapt

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to step out of the bath

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soap

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil

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to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

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to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

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representative; exemplary; model

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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pitfall; trap; pit

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Meiji period (1868-1912)

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Ookubo Toshimichi (1830-1878)

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Russian Revolution

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KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)

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secret police

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founder; organizer; organiser

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Dzerzhinski; Dzerzhinskii; Dzierzhnskii

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turning point; transition phase

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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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necessary evil

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plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

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not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

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realistic; pragmatic

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