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material; materials; data; information; documents

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being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation

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throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

3

outline; summary; gist; basic points

1

now; come (now); well

1

putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

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one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life

1

dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot

1

what nationality

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

2

lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

1

completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

2

rice field

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snake; serpent; large snake

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family name; house name; family honour; family honor

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to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

debt; liabilities

1

vigorously; at a great pace; greatly

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

3

to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy

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fundamental; basic

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jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents

1

Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship

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descendant; progeny; offspring

2

roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry

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nuclear weapon

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possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping

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national polity

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sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue

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substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

1

to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

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should do; ought to do

2

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

2

label

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fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country

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civil war

2

effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

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up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

1

frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

3

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

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government official

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

2

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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