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within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)

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to look down on; to condescend

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character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

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nine; 9

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(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

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the whole world

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

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scarce; rare

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way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow

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leader; authority; mainstay

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to be able to do; to be capable of doing

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miracle; wonder; marvel

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by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident

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damage; injury; loss

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one's own country

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with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

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slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

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to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

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charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra

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(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)

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whether or not

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classification; categorization; sorting

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(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

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another thing; other things; another man's property

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essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

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field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

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

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law; rule

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to rewind

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to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

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wishful thinking

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bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

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diary

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to do one's best; to put forth every effort

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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to be the case that

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operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

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to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

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plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

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being startled

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as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

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what day; how many days

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trifles; minor details

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

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to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

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