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to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

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(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed

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shriek; scream

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worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

6

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

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acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt

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genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

1

to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction

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pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

1

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

1

to do together; to share; to participate in

3

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

2

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

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historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend

1

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past

1

that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the

1

Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)

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Zhuge Kongming

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Liu Bei (161-223)

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

1

creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly

1

children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

2

twelve; 12; queen

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20 years old

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visual

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

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a certain ...; some ...

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despair; hopelessness

3

contradiction; inconsistency

1

complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression

1

age; years

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eight; 8

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(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes

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build; physique; frame; constitution

1

to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive

1

to have the nerve to

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turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

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sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal

1

poisoning; addiction

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fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure

1

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

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attendant

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mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

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