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maybe; could be; might

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Byzanz

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Byzantine Empire

2

to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell

2

persistence; fortitude; indomitability

1

to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

4

one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

1

mischievous

3

parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

5

deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully

2

gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)

3

bow (of a ship); prow

1

reaction; response

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

1

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

3

small boat

2

arrangement of stones in a garden

2

every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

1

column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)

2

to be conceivable

1

forgetting; lapse of memory

3

greatest mistake of one's life

7

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water

1

underground space; subterranean space; subterranea

4

responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment

3

sense of responsibility

1

to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)

1

to smile (at someone)

5

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

1

brains; brain tissue

1

to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

3

self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

3

to slap down; to knock down; to floor

4

historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

1

description; account

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Constantine I (CE 274-337)

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all means

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

3

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

3

to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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straw

3

to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)

1

as (one) walks on, and on

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exit; way out; outlet; vent

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not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

2

darkness; the dark

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