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better; preferable

2

for this reason

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blindness

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

6

finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

3

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

2

severe; fierce; stern

3

opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

4

noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

1

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

5

aura

1

uncle

1

manner; style

3

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

6

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

to look around; to tour

2

the third

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Milky Way; galaxy

10

mapping; aligning related information, objects, etc.; mapping; mapping; cartography

1

data; datum

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to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

2

tough

4

attack; charge; raid

1

calamity; disaster; misfortune

2

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

1

topping

1

a certain ...

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star system

3

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle

1

general; popular; common; typical

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

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

3

black hole

1

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

2

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

12

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

1

fire ship; steamship (esp. a paddle steamer); steamboat; ship with a fire to attract fish while net fishing at night (prior to the invention of electric fish-luring lights)

1

important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition

1

Spain

1

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

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degeneration; retrogression

1

twenty-five

1

you (plural)

3

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

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