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having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

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something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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execution

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showing no fear, even of God

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open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

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book; volume

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government service; the bureaucracy

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not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

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union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

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top of the head

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internal conditions; true state of affairs

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seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

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change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

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body (of car); frame

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under cover of night

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to harden earth into a mass

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underground water

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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insurance; guarantee

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moderation; self-restraint; temperance

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dissipation; prodigality; debauchery

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moneylending; moneylender

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scarce; few remaining

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funds; capital

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to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

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in the future; another day; later

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auction

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to buy; to purchase

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hidden room; secret chamber

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remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation

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to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

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nude (picture)

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password; watchword; motto; slogan

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eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

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masquerade ball

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one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

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to learn by hearsay

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nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

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Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

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immaturity; infancy

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skillful words; deceitful words; glibness

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to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

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thud; bang

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to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

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feast; banquet

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companion; company; tritagonist

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abstention; nonparticipation

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to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure

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