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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

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annoying; provoking

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mercilessly; ruthlessly

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stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser

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obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity

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secretiveness

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slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

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to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies

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to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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10,000,000,000; ten billion

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to grimace; to make a wry face

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easy; simple; plain

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single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

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personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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wicked; evil

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bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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sunshine; sunlight

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to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

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sunlight filtering through trees

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some; several; many; how many; how much; very

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layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

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to cast a shadow

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south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles

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Zen temple

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neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

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inexhaustibility; mutual financing association

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originally

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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to sit in a row; to be arrayed

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demesne; belonging

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zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent

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Lake Biwa

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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

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picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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master; expert

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gardener

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nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

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