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to mimic; to imitate

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political party

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hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

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to join forces; to cooperate

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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depravity; corruption; degradation

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extent; scope; sphere; range; span

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sphere of influence

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one's own (political) party

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

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to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

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artifice; intrigue

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decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

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low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity

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wiles; art of coaxing

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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high; noble; refined; advanced

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Russia

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War and Peace (1869 novel by Leo Tolstoy)

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finishing writing; completion of a manuscript

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the preceding year; the previous year; last year

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France

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Hugo

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sad story; tragic history

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outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally

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Ruskin; Laskin; Luskin; Raskin

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improvement; reform

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ideal; ideals

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the literary world; literary circles

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parasitism

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very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; outrageous

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fiction writer; dime novelist

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circumstances; one's situation or lot in life

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Taoist; moralist

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written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

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immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires

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pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

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to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich

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self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

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box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)

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very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash

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critic

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fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice

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strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

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to do coherently (e.g. explain, think); to lay out logically (e.g. one's argument); to reason through (a matter); to do with reason

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to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

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to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove

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