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plague; black plague

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Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

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ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants

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dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child

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nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes

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elderly person

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citizen; civics (school subject)

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weakening; emaciation; decline

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various evils; every kind of evil; all evils

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emperor

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imperial family; royalty

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chivalrous spirit

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the imperial line

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different thing; another question; different case

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it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods

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painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling

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contempt; derision; slight; disdain

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plaster; patch; ointment; liniment

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previous remarks

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unimpressive; unimpressed

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master of ceremonies; MC; intermission between songs in which the performers speak to the audience; machining center; marginal cost

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compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction

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avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki

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state-of-the-art; cutting-edge

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blackout

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long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly

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disgrace; shame

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

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to lie down; to throw oneself down

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Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)

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facet (of a gem); facet (i.e. aspect)

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pastel color; pastel colour

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long ago; previous; of a former age

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upward compatible; forward compatible; downward compatible; backward compatible; providing the same function while being less effective (esp. in games)

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detour; circuitous route; diversion

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meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

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vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point

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sabbath

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beast

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pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar

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soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy

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hindrance; obstacle; harm (to one's health); bad effect; menstruation; period

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to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

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retainer; vassal; servant

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how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form

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thousands

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metafiction

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to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

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first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job

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break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop

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