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competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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cabinet minister

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leader; authority; mainstay

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probability; likelihood; chances

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shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

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forcefulness of speech; influential voice

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power; influence

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hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind

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dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)

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versification; verse making

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perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

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bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)

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showing no sign (of)

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superficial; shallow

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characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate

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superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

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extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

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all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

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affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge

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to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own

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very strange; odd; queer

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using all one's strength; using all one's might

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razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect

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ornament; decoration

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flood; flooding

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to buy up

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country girl

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lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

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from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside

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

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great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding

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to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

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weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

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coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour

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cinnabar; cinnabarite; cinnabar lacquer; cinnabar lacquerware

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mercury (Hg)

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votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article

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gold (colour, color)

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silver (color, colour)

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to rub together (e.g. one's hands)

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principal raw material; main raw material

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poisonous; toxic

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price collapse

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vice; immorality; corruption

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to be concerned about

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(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove

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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

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to pass; to pass by

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