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as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

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ultimate; final; last; eventual

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choice; selection; option

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(power of) imagination

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uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)

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bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted

2

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

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to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

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result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

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skull; cranium

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spacious; vast; wide

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

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an issue being settled; a case being closed

2

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

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one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

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paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis

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curse; spell; malediction

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removal; getting rid of

1

solving a riddle; solving a mystery

1

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

1

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

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acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

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blend

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host; landlord; innkeeper

1

increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

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third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

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sufficiency

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

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to request earnestly

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human sacrifice; victim

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

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to release

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

2

to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named

2

back (of a chair); backrest

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sticky

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leather; leathercloth; razor

1

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

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cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

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to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

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exchange; conversion

2

spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

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minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

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