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screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie

7

chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

5

to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

4

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

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descendant

2

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

1

to lean against; to set against

2

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

3

leather

1

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

3

to hide; to keep to oneself

2

guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

2

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

2

descendant; posterity; offspring

1

to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude

1

cannot possibly be

2

ancestor; forefather; foremother

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turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel

2

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

2

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

2

cardinal (Catholic church)

5

commander; commanding officer; CO

2

video telephone; video call; video chat; skyping

1

to answer a question

1

common name; popular name

1

naming; giving a name; designation; nominal

4

sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing

1

the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

2

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

2

hard to imagine

2

everyday life; daily life

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inevitable; necessary

3

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

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to have an idea; to have a clue

2

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

2

to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called

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flight; elopement

2

chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

2

liberated woman

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skill

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computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)

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hearing ability

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to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone

2

governor; leader; ruler

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Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

5

unknown

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

2