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history; pedigree; lineage

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(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive

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the four seasons

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to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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heir; inheritor; successor

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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possible; potential; practicable; feasible

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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limit; bounds

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something like ...; something called ...

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to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

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informal resignation; unofficial resignation

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to act; to take action

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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decision; determination

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knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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enough about ...

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how; in what way; how about; questionable

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to do

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to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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having said that; on the other hand

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future; distant future

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precedent

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...

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1,000; thousand

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qualitative difference; disparity; gap

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to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

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root; source; origin; cause

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system; institution; organization; organisation

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outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

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(Edo-period) chief minister

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directly under; falling perpendicularly

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Kirsch

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three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

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a few years ago; some years back

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illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

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hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)

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