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to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)

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civil war

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Wars of Religion (of France; 1562-1598)

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Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church

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alliance; union; league

2

general; shogun

1

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin

1

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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neckline (of dress, etc.)

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rent; tear; split

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darkness

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compared with

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rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

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variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

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being somewhat excited (agitated)

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to be worried; to be troubled

5

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

1

completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

3

part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

2

whitish; amateurish

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to ponder; to brood

1

who the heck; just who

1

one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life

1

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

1

plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

1

process of milling (grains); miller

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to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy

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(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially

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killing time; staving off boredom

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to knit one's brows; to frown

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to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

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stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

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prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy

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reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

2

trial and error

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sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

afternoon; p.m.

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eight o'clock

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Sun

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completely; fully; entirely

1

widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

1

veil of darkness; curtain of night

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light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)

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daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

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gaudy; showy; garish; loud

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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