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to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

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in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma

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formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

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to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out

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lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

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safety zone; traffic island

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snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

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to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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transactions; dealings; business

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work

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(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing

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executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements

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making (a manga, video game, etc.) into an animated film or TV series; anime adaptation

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turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification

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advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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library; book collection; paperback book

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Rookie of the Year award

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big prize; first prize

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series

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cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now

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300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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vivid; striking

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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extra-large

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light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style

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marine products

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deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship

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pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure

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exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable

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cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

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style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics

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molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling

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live action (as opposed to animation); photograph (of a real scene, event, etc.); real image; depiction of a real scene (in writing or a picture); description

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media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media

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business opportunity

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short term; short time

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number of copies; circulation

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original work

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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empire; Empire of Japan

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bookshop; bookstore

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sword skills; swordsmanship

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