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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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coherence; consistency

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fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

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intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

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playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

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smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft

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aim

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to swarm; to gather

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acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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assumption; supposition; hypothesis

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pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

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new wave

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rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

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natural state; natural condition

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western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

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Holger

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dispute; resistance

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

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celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

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two or three

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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

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authenticity; credibility

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to be imaginable; to be conceivable

2

local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated

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calamity; disaster; misfortune

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to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

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destructive; devastating

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violent emotion; passion; fury

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playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

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to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

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to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

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intelligence or information network

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so to speak; so to call it; as it were

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robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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good and evil

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standard of value

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difference; discrepancy; variation

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act of aggression

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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to hate; to detest

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morning; forenoon; just before noon

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to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited

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shade of tree; bower

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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near; close; beside; third person

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to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

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old dog

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