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Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)

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Confessions of a Mask (1949 novel by Yukio Mishima)

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blame; censure; rebuke; reproof

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literary work

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high; noble; refined; advanced

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trap

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snakelike; snaky; serpentine

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to turn one's face away

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literature

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vulgar; lowbrow; coarse

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)

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advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist

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to label (someone as)

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natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features

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pangs of conscience

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to take precautions; to set a guard against attack

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easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

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defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure

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one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

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straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

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all you have to do is; just; that's all

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that; the matter in question

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suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

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to do

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hearing (by a government agency)

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breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

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in accordance with; according to

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prejudice; bias; distorted view

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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to raise (one's head)

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

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to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

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whether or not

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script; screenplay; scenario

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believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

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constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

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force (bulldoze) one's way through

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one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

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to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

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side of face

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(oil painting) canvas

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toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll

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motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle

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truck; lorry

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rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

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young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

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cheep cheep; tweet tweet

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too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot

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