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pillar of fire; blazing column

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on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)

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film

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diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling

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sacred mountain

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animation; animated film; animated cartoon

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summit (of a mountain)

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lava

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impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

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great disaster

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Beethoven

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(divine) revelation; divine oracle

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makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation

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Lindera triloba (species of spicebush)

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Nasu

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universe; cosmos; space

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the Grand Shrine at Ise

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vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

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to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

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Earth; the globe

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to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

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secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary

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trial product; prototype model

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new religion

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)

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entering a faith; joining a religion

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soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice

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creed; doctrine; dogma

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head; chief; boss; leader

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mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff

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volcanic explosion

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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precognition

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hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

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calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal

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strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men

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flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another

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top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

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(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one

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as we know

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idle; unused; fallow

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(sharp) point

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connections; contacts; influence

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(political) violence; violent tactics used by political radicals

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fighting in numerous battles

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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