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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that

1

ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus

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unrealistic

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to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

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inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

1

to escape from; to get out

1

entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

2

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

1

to read too much

1

unless one ...; if one does not ...

1

distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

pure heart; naivete; innocence

1

that sort of; like that

1

eccentric; crank; oddball

1

moment of death

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complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation

1

egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

4

long ago; once upon a time

1

great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

2

rule; reign; government; governing

1

radio

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

1

extremely; very

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

1

Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint

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Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)

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funds; capital

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Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

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in order; sequential; seriatim

1

opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services

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to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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provisional; temporary; tentative

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municipal railway; city streetcar; tram

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terminal

1

discarding; firing (an employee)

2

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

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peace; harmony

7

great majority

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bullet (from a rifle)

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thrill

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to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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