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flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

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Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty

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capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

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art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

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septum; bridge of nose

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to break; to smash

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roof tile

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pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

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long nail; spike

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technique; art; skill; move

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certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

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young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period

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the ten good acts; the emperor

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punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

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laughingstock

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to make (something)

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product; produce; result; fruit

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to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

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to expand a market; to find a new market

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although; but; even though; I wish that

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storage; preservation

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commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

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to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

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pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)

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in the palace

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common (of objects, abstract things); usual

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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elegance; taste; refinement

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weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)

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difficult problem; challenge

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bravery; courage; heroism

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quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

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humble position

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graciously

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness

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by force

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food (on a table) (esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); cook; chef; person who prepares food

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paymaster; accountant

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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senior; older; elderly

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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

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Takio

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to be constricted

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