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to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)

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we

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)

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origin; beginning; start

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since; henceforth; ever since

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elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

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to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

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tengen; central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15); Tengen (professional title)

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purgatory

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apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

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deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

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activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

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(present) head of a family

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to let an opportunity slip

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign

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information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)

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ordinary people; general public; public at large

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to begin to appear; to begin to come in

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to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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first quarter moon; waxing half-moon

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frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

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serious wound; serious injury

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easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable

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favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias

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sickroom; hospital room; ward

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though; even if; whether ... or ...

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

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as before; as ever; as it was originally

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cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

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luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

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the Sun

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(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

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reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience

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with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound

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reference; allusion

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even if I told you

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hello; good day; good afternoon

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roughly; broadly; generally; more or less

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to become better; to improve

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to become hoarse; to become husky

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