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to cling to; to stick to; to be wedded to

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chivalry; samurai code

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private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player

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strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

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uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)

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deep regret; grief

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power; authority; influence

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive

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true value; real worth

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duty; function; office; mission; task

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unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

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whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

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determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will

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discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen

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to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

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excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle

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word; language; speech

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selfishness; selfish motive

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action; operation; effect; function

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abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

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dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression

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halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

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meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

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abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

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to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

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point of view

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different opinion; objection

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lone (isolated) force; forlorn force

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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several years standing; over several years

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pioneering; path-breaking; trailblazing

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third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke

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one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

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strategic

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ruling party; government party; party in power; government

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friendly feelings; fellowship

2

(measuring) ruler

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cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)

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bottom of one's heart

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orders; instructions; directive; command

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immediate reply

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personal feelings; self-interest

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pressure; force

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

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means; way; measure

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stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance

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firewood

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to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

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