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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

1

doubt; suspicion; hesitation; indecision

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to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call

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one year; some time ago

5

new book; new publication

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long; (for a) long time

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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publication; issue

3

postponement; deferment; adjournment

2

reader

5

and (also); both ... and; as well as

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apology

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

2

three generations; three periods; third generation

1

again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again

1

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

1

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (1844-1900)

3

dogmatism; dogma

1

good and evil

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

2

thought; idea; ideology

2

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

3

human relations; personal relationships

1

friction; discord; strife

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general public; the masses

2

ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

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diversification

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becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality

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following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

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passive

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uniform; standard

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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to decide; to determine

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certain; definite; clear; credible

2

group; bunch; crowd; group

3

establishment; settlement

1

sense of values; values; value system

1

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

3

behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

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along; parallel to; in accordance with

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

8

animated TV show; cartoon

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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

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