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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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shall ...; to assume; to suppose

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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imitation; copying

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Spring and Autumn period (of Chinese history, approx. 770-403 BCE)

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silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

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silk

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cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

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form; shape; figure

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several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse

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swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

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knife

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form; shape; figure; visage

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knife money; bronze coin of ancient China, shaped like an opened straight razor

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China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)

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Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)

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spade; plough; plow

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bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

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sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

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circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

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East Asia

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round shape; circle; circular form

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square

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half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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gram; gramme

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to carry; to bring (to a place)

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inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

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light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

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coin (esp. an east Asian coin, many of which have a hole in the center)

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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coarse; crude; inferior

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private coinage

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Buntei

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properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

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weight; heavyweight boxer

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thickness; profundity; depth

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stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

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four

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kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

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shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit

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to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

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Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei

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five; 5

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