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to become better; to improve

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medicine bottle; vial

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even now; still; as yet

1

charm; amulet; talisman

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looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

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one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)

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manufacture; production

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September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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infantry; infantryman; foot soldier

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six; 6

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four

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company; battery; troop

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at; in; at; when; by; with

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things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property

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to speak the truth

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brooch

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butterfly

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

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pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

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to try to do; to attempt to do

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defense; defence; guard; policing; security

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

6

state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication

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to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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novel; story; (work of) fiction

3

again; once more; a second time

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to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

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history

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company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

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rent; rental

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rent

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(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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power; authority; jurisdiction

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stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

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contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition

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accomplice; conspirator; cohort

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overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded

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to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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hence; for that reason

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warm heart; kindliness

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manager; proprietor

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right; privilege

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to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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