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splash; spray; droplet

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splash; spray

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small bird; little bird

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poetry of the Tang period; Tang poetry

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selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

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poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

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spring; fountain

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preparing for action or battle

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meaning; significance; sense

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noisy; confused; uproarious

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little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

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aha!; yes sir

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paradox

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

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to become inverted; to become reversed

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definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

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unreasonable; illogical

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to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult

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sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest

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in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

rule; standard; compass and ruler

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Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

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route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)

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check mark; tick mark

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for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

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way of the sword; swordsmanship

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walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent

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high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling

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imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

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hypocrite; snob

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mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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to become (formal)

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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

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myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

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therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

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lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation

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alternately; in succession

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alternately; in succession

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

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from the beginning

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safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

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ideal; ideals

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jail; gaol; jailhouse

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look of triumph

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funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

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in that way; like that; that way

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