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becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

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turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

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end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

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alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family

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dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

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subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

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adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

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only; nothing but

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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to finish reading; to read through

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common; ordinary; conventional; customary

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commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

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end of a book

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original (text)

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title

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seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship

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to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

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that; the matter in question

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

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in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

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swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis

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Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

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else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

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(one's) figure; build; physique; style

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to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

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bowing (a string instrument)

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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murder; killing; murderer

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slaying 100 enemies with one's sword; bedding 100 people; having sex with countless people

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being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

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hunter

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deep in the forest

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

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sick person; patient; invalid

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to cure an illness; to cure a disease

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happy ending

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Robin Hood

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Nasu no Yoichi (12th century samurai)

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master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move

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anecdote; story; episode

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to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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