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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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lese majesty; lèse-majesté

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puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

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to excel; to surpass

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nonchalant air; unruffled air

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three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China

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to pay respect (to)

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to badger; to pester; to beg

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huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

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scattering; sprinkling; shaking

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points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas

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cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

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to add (e.g. a postscript)

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gist; main point

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reply; answer

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to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle

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nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

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fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

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article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

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proposal; offer; request; application

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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for a while; for some time; for a period

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multipurpose

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because of this

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without doubt; certain; sure

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envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

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aquamarine

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transparency; degree of clearness

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to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

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small grain; small stature or ability

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how much; how many; however

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bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

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molasses; black treacle; (sugar) syrup

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thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.

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high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

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one ten-thousandth

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amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

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choice; preference

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to revere; to respect; to worship

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taste; liking; preference

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bitterness; bitter taste

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slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

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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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jealousy; envy

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to rise; to swell; to be promoted

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grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

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