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China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man

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series of biographies

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

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one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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to hand over; to surrender

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title

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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

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page

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table of contents; contents

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person's name

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don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face

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to like; to love; to be fond of

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book; volume

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autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

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road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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one's own handwriting; autograph

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to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

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dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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to live long; to survive

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dad; daddy; papa; father

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to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

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youngest child

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phew; whew

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emphasis-adding particle

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handkerchief

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

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to blow one's nose

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to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

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dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

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fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus

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repeatedly; several times; many times

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mainly; primarily

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society; the world; the times

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self-determination; suicide

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doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

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evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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salvation

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hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

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to hell with; be damned

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sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless

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secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away

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