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editorial department

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novel; (short) story

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company (in China); firm

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finite; limited

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motion

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emperor's knowledge

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Guangzhou (China); Kwangchow; Canton

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translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

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loud; sonorous; ringing

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distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

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recitation; reciting from memory

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independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

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established fact; fait accompli

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interruption (e.g. of a conversation)

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precedent

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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damned; cursed; accursed

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(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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enemy camp; enemy line

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to obtain; to procure

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silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

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to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

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space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

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to become possible; to become able to (do)

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possession; retention; maintenance

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our country; our land; one's own country

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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full acceptance of workers' pay demands

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document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

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to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

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being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage

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roguish; impish

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secret

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please ...

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cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

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lending and borrowing

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trivial; slight

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the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)

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deadlock; stalemate

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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house; one's house; one's home; one's family

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one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

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general staff headquarters

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leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

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