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immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

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among (them); of (them)

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the other day; lately; recently; during this period

12

Gulf War (1990-1991)

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

5

Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945); war between Japan and China

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all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

3

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

4

bayonet; guns and swords

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Chinese person

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to stab to death

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

3

to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

2

spectacle; sight; scene

7

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

9

bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

4

unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen

1

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

4

then; if so; if

4

to get help; to enlist aid

1

is not; am not; are not

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someone; a certain person

4

essential condition

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trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

4

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

3

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

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distinctive; characteristic

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solitude; loneliness; isolation

4

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

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psychological; mental

2

to hide; to conceal

10

atomic bomb; A-bomb

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person exposed to radiation from a nuclear bomb; survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima or Nagasaki; hibakusha

1

Japanese society

1

uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.

7

general idea; concept; notion

3

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

1

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

9

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

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tradition; convention

3

mere; simple; sheer

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prejudice; bias; distorted view

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cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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