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mental derangement; madness; insanity

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halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

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outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

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calm; composed; self-possessed; firm

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to be a problem

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direct Imperial rule

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retainer; attendant; escort

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body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air; stuffiness

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care of; c/o

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impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless

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determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)

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to hand over; to turn over; to cede

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diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

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successor

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to age; to grow old

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled

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to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

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base; basis; bedrock; platform

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to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

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affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

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secretary

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ceremony; rite; ritual; service

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moderate; proper; just right

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branch road; byroad; side street; digression

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gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)

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series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)

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endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous

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action; operation; process; agency; effect; function

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in the end; finally; after all; ultimately

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as stated; verbatim; literally

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russet; tawny; yellow-brown

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to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer

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guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)

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guidepost; signpost

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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step; stride; counter for steps

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money; cash

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force (bulldoze) one's way through

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running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

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neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

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to kick to death

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body of a horse

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manner of walking; horse gait

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crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult

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four

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beautiful woman; pretty girl

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head; chief; boss; leader

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(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

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to pull down

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side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

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