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to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)

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several years; a few years

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stealing; theft

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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civil official

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to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

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to be at a loss for words

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headache

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fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)

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relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

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national armed forces

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incompetent (person)

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always; constantly; at all times; habitually

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trivial; trifling

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overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view

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individual; private person; personal; natural person

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mountain range; mountain belt

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barbarian tribe; savage tribe

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to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

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the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

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various countries; various regions; various provinces

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vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

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invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression

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spy; secret agent

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spy; secret agent; spying

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to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

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state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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wealthy merchant

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my; one's own; I ...; one ...

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means; way; method; measure

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many; a multiplicity of

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only; merely; just; at most; no more than

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

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scandal

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

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our country; our land; one's own country

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life or death; existence; destiny

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fame; reputation; renown

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protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark

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to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

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powerful

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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to pay a tax

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touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card

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virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless

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looks; features

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other people's money

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now is the time

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