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military general skilled at strategy

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces

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to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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these

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preface; introduction; preamble

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deadly poison

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crimson

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cobra

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

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face; looks; features

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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short pause; short interval

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but; however; although

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venomous snake; poisonous snake

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mongoose

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overestimation; overrating; overvaluing

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great admiration; deep respect

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plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")

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assassin

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent

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nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

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careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

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the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

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production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)

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roc

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feather; plume; plumage; down

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falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)

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beak; bill

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male (animal, plant)

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calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

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the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

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to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

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probable; likely

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mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation

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many years; a long time

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to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

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now; nowadays

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statistics

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to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

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unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

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instability; insecurity; crankiness

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