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intervening

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cannot possibly be

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

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blister

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hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle

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street light

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

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trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

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hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

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Julius Caesar

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Tetsuo

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new translation; post-Xuanzang Chinese translation (i.e. mid 7th century onward)

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to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous

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appearance; air; condition; state; form

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to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated

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ringing; sound

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire

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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

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to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

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at a loss for words; stumped for words

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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honey

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corner; nook

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stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

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slave; servant; slavery

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you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

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exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

2

to smear with blood; to kill

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to make public; to bring to light

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image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)

1

prudent; thoughtful; discreet

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old gentleman; elderly gentleman

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stethoscope

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to move (house); to change residence

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

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exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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guiltless; innocent

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preservation; retainment; keeping

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hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

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vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

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expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

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at a moment's notice; readily

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astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

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long time; many years

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this (very thing); this precisely

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