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compulsory; unavoidable; necessary

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both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

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senior high school student

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each nation; many nations; many countries

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(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland

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boy

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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history of Japan; Japanese history

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research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)

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SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall

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fan club

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secret; private; surreptitious

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within the school

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intelligence gathering; information gathering

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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considerably; greatly; a lot

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Ninja clan master; highest-ranking ninja

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social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

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followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

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reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

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plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

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to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

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to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat

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still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

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to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

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stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

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to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu

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willpower; energy; vitality

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operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

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to start eating

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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manner of eating

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battle; fight; combat

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to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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appetite (for food)

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

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activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

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to share

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to lose sight of; to miss

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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heartening; reassuring

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

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pride

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