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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

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eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly

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sincere; earnest; serious

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Tsubouchi Shouyou (1859.6.22-1935.2.28)

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advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion

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field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice

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stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

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leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding

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comment; criticism

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solitary castle; isolated castle

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setting moon; moon setting in the West

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old castle; old fortress

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pasture; grazing land

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any of; either of; (to) any

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to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

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true; real; genuine; proper; utter

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

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literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

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(a) one-act play

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club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

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short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

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value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal

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bookcase

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goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

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faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit

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to rub; to scrub; to scrape

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pine needle

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evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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to take; to catch; to capture

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rice granary

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isn't that right?

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Saki

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correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora

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beginning; start

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in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

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heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant

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role

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Genzanmi

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seeing; meeting

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large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece

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Yorimasa

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Hasebe Nobutsura

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Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)

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honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

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