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Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)

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(social) position; status

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Grandmaster (chess)

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

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doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

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to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

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unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable

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no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

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to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit

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to figure out; to get an idea

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with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly

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to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

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show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

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characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate

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to keep an eye on; to take care of

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

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too ashamed to meet

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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

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unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

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to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck

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reservation; putting on hold; deferment

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comment

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to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects

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if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

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in the meantime; meanwhile

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fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

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ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern

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temporary

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to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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exceedingly; very

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in contrast to (one's, its) appearance

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decision; determination

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

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to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

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just how; how (dare you)

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premature birth

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day of month; counter for days

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to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

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cushion

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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seat

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facing; opposite; across the street; other side

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