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to meet face to face

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uncle

4

to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by

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talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

2

to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)

1

bad habit; vice

2

if is not; if are not

2

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

5

root; source; origin; cause

3

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

2

historic; historical

4

Hannibal

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to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner

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before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

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to stop talking; to be silent

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based on; built on; made from

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the second ...

1

western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

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wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

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meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

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mineral resources

1

to begin to

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cramped

1

to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success

6

madder red; dark red; crimson

2

ash

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(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

5

rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

3

under construction

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traffic lane; road lane

2

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

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barrier; checkpoint; checking station

1

n-storied building

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to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

3

enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle

2

to be jumbled together

5

to rank next to; to come after

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origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

2

friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship

4

to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

2

arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)

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car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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rococo

2

inner-city area; city center

2

cultural heritage

2

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

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gourmand; epicure

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samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to

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