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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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to rise; to flourish

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diversity; variety

1

ripeness; mellowness; maturity

2

product; produce; result; fruit

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

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(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

vitality; energy; dynamism

1

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

1

well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person

1

direct

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

3

to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

1

sharp and able person

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sociology

1

overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view

1

borrowed thing

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

4

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

skeptical; sceptical; incredulous

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)

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lady; (female) pervert

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity

2

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

2

to brave a danger; to take a risk

2

of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

you; dear; honey

1

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

1

locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind

1

to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

1

obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd

1

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

1

to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

1

chill; shakes; ague

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

concentration; density; cardinality

1

rising; ascending; climbing

1

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

1

to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy

1

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

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to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

2

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

1

in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

1

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

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