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having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose

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to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

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sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

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to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

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the preceding visitor

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to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

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to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (i.e. when playing Old Maid)

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startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

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professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

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even more; still more; further

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direct examination; examination-in-chief

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full; in plenty; ample

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relatively; comparatively

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on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

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fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part

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road to Hades

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stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

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nature; property; disposition

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of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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virus

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various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)

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recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)

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prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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very recently; in the very recent past

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tributary; branch

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root; source; origin; cause

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activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

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stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

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to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)

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social; societal; societary

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dangerous thoughts

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monolith; large slab of rock

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every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world

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grains of sand

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grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

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arbitrary

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any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

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to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

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proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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belief; faith; conviction

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irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief

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