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the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam

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appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)

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life; living; I; me; student

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

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public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

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to appease; to suppress; to calm

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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creative; original

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equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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adding; addition; extra

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rivalry

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ring; band; ring; circum-

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action of making something; -ification

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stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils

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to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

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praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

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similar

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house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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artistic

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true value; real worth

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improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

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divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)

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(divine) providence; dispensation

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returning tit for tat; retaliating

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

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to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself

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fetish

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

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two

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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checkmate

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slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

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conference room; council room

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three; 3

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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twelve o'clock; noon; midnight

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in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

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putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

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both sides

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in a row; in a line

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remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect

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all the gods and goddesses; all the deities

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