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shed; barn; outhouse

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borrowing; debt; loan

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favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

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to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive

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likability; favorability; popularity

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cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil

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belief that human nature is fundamentally good

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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philosopher

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Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)

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thought; idea; ideology

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by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

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innate goodness of man

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idealistic thought (argument)

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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desire; appetite; lust

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domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

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blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

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Junshi

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malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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true character; real nature

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lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

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arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding

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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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human work; human agency; art; artificiality

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good; goodness; right; virtue

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from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

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intention; aim; design

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distinction; differentiation; classification

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

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this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness

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overwhelming

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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scoundrel; rascal; villain

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New Year's Eve; end of the year

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre

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to poke each other; to jab each other

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exception

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mentor; mentoring

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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

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to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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of all people

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to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

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to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

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