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episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote

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Paris; Parris

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handsome man

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subject; theme; motif

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three Graces; Charites

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logic; logical

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anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

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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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accession to the throne; enthronement

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district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district

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plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

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offering a full report to a superior

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dead horse

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sweetness and bitterness; joys and sorrows

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collection; compilation

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to prosper; to flourish

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to face; to go towards; to head towards

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telling a riddle

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quiz

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to giggle

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to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

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logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for

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1000 ri; (a) long distance

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start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps; he who first suggests it should be the first to do it

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source (e.g. quotation); authority

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself

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ancient sage

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abundant; rich; ripe; mellow

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to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

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although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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steady advance; carrying all before one

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copper (Cu); bronze (medal)

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to make a list; to enumerate

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

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unslacking; unceasing

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to spit out; to eject; to dump

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feel when biting; manner of enunciation

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reductio ad absurdum

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to prostrate oneself before

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