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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

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comparatively; relatively

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premature death; untimely death; dying young

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decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining

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to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

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as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

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collapse; downfall

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cause; origin; source

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Mitsuie

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half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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short life; short lived

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please; somehow or other; one way or another

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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Iemitsu

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Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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dynasty

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closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final

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political

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hegemony; leadership; initiative

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

4

mountain castle

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economic strength

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political strength

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wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

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low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

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to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring

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engine

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chassis

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car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

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or; otherwise

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Dongara (Australia); Donggala (Indonesia)

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

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power

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to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies

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to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as

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Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal

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authority; power; function

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

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)

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