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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

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renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking

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advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint

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not until now; never yet

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to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

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so to speak

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lofty; soaring; towering; precipitous; high and steep; sharply sticking out

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to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

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to make a speech; to address

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(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

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obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

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acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection

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to feel ashamed

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still; even now

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to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

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great person; eminent figure

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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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military commander

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(noble's) page

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to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

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in camp; at the front

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woman

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

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outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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ecstasy

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good old; good old-fashioned

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boy; son; man

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spirit; disposition

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan

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to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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impassioned speech; fervent speech

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

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ballot; vote

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seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field

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

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to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes

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celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

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celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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justification; warrant

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make

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