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official business; public business

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the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

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absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)

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to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

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desperately; for one's dear life

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months and years

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

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together; abreast; side-by-side

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qualifications; requirements; capabilities

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mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

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to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

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crab

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long

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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study; research; investigation

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guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig

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a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

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messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

2

old man; venerable gentleman

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obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

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to burst open; to pop; to split

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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embers

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

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many; a lot; much; multitude

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iron ball

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bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

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to overflow from something full

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dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

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(arch.) not; is; are

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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discomfort

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to feel nauseated; to feel sick

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sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

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to cultivate; to foster

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boxing

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lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)

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honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

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rushing madly ahead

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to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds

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roar; howl; yell; bellow

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high; high school

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explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting

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jab (esp. in boxing)

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straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

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hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)

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