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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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14th day of the month; 14 days

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(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable

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Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

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Rome

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persecution; oppression

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martyrdom

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Pope Valentine

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Terni (Italy)

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(Saint) Valentine

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary

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worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

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confections; sweets; candy; cake

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company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

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plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy

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chocolate

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to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

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few in number

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cake shop; pastry shop; confectionary

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hundred-yen store; dollar store

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operating profit

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elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

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being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

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one month

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to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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not; does not exist

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publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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downtown

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chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry

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feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority

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belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

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ashamed

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very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit

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winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)

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great majority

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once and for all; completely; spotlessly

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since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life

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like a part of the family

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obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day

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have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

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to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

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duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

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uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

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to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

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capitalism

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favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

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word; vocabulary

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