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end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle

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to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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whole surface; entire

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extermination; expulsion; destruction

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rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

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Prussia

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internal disunity; internal division; internal rift

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Franco-Prussian War

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abstention; nonintervention; noninterference

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imperial court; royal court

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flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)

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yes

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odorless; odourless; unscented

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splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur

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to be softened; to calm down

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flawless; absolute perfection

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base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

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office building; office complex

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eating out; dining out

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the big three ...

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)

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guidebook

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

3

well-known store

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inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room

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fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)

5

to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

3

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

3

eating house; restaurant that serves simple food

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English Channel

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survival rate

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going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)

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this weekend

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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greasy; fatty; oily

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

5

strongly; violently; with all one's strength

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wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

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Shiromiya

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taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group

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complete stranger; total stranger

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regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

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prevention; precaution; protection against

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superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)

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private army

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(theatrical) fighting scene

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independent living; means of earning one's living

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