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convalescence

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delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome

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information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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ordinary; sensible; commonplace

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to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

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signature

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polite; respectful; reverent

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to accord someone every courtesy

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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politician; statesman

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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courageous; brave; bold; valiant

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bloodless

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

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the people; citizens; the populace

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incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

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to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly

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strategic

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proud; lordly

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a bad debt

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large store

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

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equilibrium; balance

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monolith; large slab of rock

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clique; faction

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multifaceted; versatile

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to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

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to gather together

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one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together

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concord; harmony; concert

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each; (arch.) you (plural)

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large family

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to have a bitter experience

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implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis

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kiss

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along

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

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in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...

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witnessing; observing; sighting

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to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

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robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

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