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several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

6

value to society; raison d'être; existence value

1

member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP

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assize; court; legislature

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(on) one's own; (by) oneself

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law

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home area; home town; local

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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majority decision; majority vote; majority rule

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decision; ruling; judgement; judgment

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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format; procedure; way of proceeding

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dictatorship; despotism

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coherence; order; focus; point

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to shake; to waver; to tremble

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to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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solely; entirely; only; or

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants

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a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section

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commander; general; leader

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upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first

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feelings; thoughts; meaning

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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reason; cause; circumstances

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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to die

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

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to throw on the fire; to burn

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danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

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to do together; to share; to participate in

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art of war; strategy; tactics

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main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence

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rule; reign; government; governing

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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how; in what way

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

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