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father

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returning home

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bodyguard

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Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology

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spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)

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in person; personally; directly

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Japanese (language)

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Hispanic

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system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

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state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

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(one acting as a) foster parent

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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fire; conflagration

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to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

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Kenzaburou

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orphan; person without friends

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adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

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volunteer

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system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

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martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

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to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)

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outward appearance; apparent

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

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apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

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bodyguard; escort

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it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...

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to entrust; to leave to a person

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defense; defence; guard; policing; security

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perfection; flawlessness

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absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

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to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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surveillance camera; security camera

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

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to move (house); to change residence

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body; one's fortune

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cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together

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obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

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being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

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two times; twice; two degrees

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three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

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four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing

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fifth (interval)

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repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)

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hit; strike; blow

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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