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conquest; subjugation; overcoming

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

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retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing

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shut up!; be quiet!

4

in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma

1

atrocity; outrage; heinousness

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scum of the earth; monster; fiend

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tragic hero

1

growing late; latening

2

necessary evil

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redistribution

2

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

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one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path

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furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

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trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

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critical

3

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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laboratory animal; experimental animal

1

to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

1

serious look (on one's face); straight face

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1

to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

1

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

2

bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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to be ahead of

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annulation; ring shape; loop shape

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stone circle

2

oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)

1

reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

1

to bend; to warp; to lose heart

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to emit smoke

3

shade; shadow; sunshine

2

moonlight; moon; moonbeams

1

rear

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transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant

1

Ōita (city, prefecture)

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masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner

2

to make a distinction; to differ; to be different

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to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

1

rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow

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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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substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double

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followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

5

younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member

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senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member

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