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analysis

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relativity; interconnectedness; correlation

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self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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Edison

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electric light

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invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding

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jet black

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physical

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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direct connection; direct link

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Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)

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unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting

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separate; respective

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self; the ego

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

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divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

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contradiction; inconsistency

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negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

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to reason; to sum up; to conclude

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one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability

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as far as I know

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spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence

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mankind; humanity

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accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion

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love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

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Ugetsumonogatari

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chrysanthemum flower

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Ueda Akinari (1734.7.25-1809.8.8)

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latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

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nostalgic; old-fashioned

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warrior; samurai

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brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother

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pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

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that is; namely; i.e.

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lord; master

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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chrysanthemum

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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

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friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

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feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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confinement

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to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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faith; fidelity; loyalty

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to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side

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