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civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

2

thousands; several thousand

2

greatest ... in history

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human history

2

stimulating; exciting; provocative

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to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

1

wife

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problematic statement; controversial remark

1

arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases

1

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

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to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)

1

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

2

you (plural)

2

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

2

large-scale

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otherwise; or else; if not

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steel frame; steel beam; steel girder

5

stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

1

removal; detachment; demounting; dismantling; disassembly

4

to remake; to rebuild

3

condition

2

aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable

2

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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to participate in (as a member); to get involved in

1

in that manner; like that

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developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

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mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

2

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

3

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge

1

national flag

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

2

charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood

1

tricolour (esp. French flag); tricolor; blue, white and red pattern

1

person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired

2

retirement from office

1

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

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handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

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(measuring) ruler

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novelist; fiction writer

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author; writer; novelist; artist

2

car accident; automobile accident

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heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour

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landslide; landslip

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

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