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last ray of hope; only hope

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

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whenever (each time) one sees (it)

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effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

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silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow

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special; extraordinary

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

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to happen to have on hand or in stock

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epilogue

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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distinction

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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around the world; throughout the world

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temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

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for example

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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beak; bill

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why; how

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to wash away

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primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis

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to repeat; to do something over again

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

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the end

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suicide

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knife

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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recognition; acquaintance

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floorboard

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to step firmly; to harden by treading

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during the war

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

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ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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amulet; charm

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to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

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surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

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literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context

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egg-laying; spawning

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