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political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry

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adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship

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injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

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accepting a bribe

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index; index number; indicator; exponent

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professional duties

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presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

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to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

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pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

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(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye

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compared to

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any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

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to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

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to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something

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to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)

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to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up

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several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number

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lumber dealer

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temples and shrines

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repair; renovation; restoration

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to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

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to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem

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to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

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nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

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favored geisha; beloved geisha; geisha someone is showing favor to

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

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chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

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death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

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to grieve over; to mourn; to lament

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Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns

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garden lantern; hanging lantern

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to hang; to hang up

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memorial service for the dead; holding a service

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night rain

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to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

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to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

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

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soon; shortly; before long

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hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

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one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

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storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu

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to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

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bet; wager; stake; gamble

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strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

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to grow old; to age

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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compared with

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to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as

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gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

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uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

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