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Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

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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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novel; (short) story

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seal

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spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity

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popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing

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cowrie; cowry

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

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to fly in the air

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to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

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to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

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staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

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search engine

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still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

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brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)

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to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

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action game

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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download

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direct unforked road; straight path

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

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scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

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ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)

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real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

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migration; immigration

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lack of self-reliance; depending on others

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pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

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confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

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promotional video; music video; page view

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

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self-deprecating; self-mocking

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following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

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flattery

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real name

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parody; imitation

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)

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leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

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show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)

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without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

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firearms; missile; projectile weapon

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off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

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throwing knife

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