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national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

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by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

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this kind of

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article; news story; report; account

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dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

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vice; immorality; corruption

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reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect

2

reporter; journalist

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trend of thought

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk

2

mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)

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to do together

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nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)

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inner room

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company president; manager; director

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company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

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false rumor; false rumour

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to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

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to punish the wicked

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punishing evil

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extent; scope; sphere; range; span

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recommendation; referral; endorsement

1

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

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trisection; dividing into three (parts)

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

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feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

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to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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complicity; implication; involvement

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who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?

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to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)

2

crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement

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criminal law; penal code

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prison

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to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

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one family

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reddish yellow

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prison uniform

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penalty; sentence; punishment

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declaration; profession

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of strict morals (moral principles); highly moral

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to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

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one's family; family member

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virtuous person

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normal; usual; ordinary; everyday

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