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country name

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stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

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western expedition; military campaign to the west

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mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age

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misrepresentation; false statement

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overseas student; exchange student

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godsend; heaven's gift

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fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads

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bell (often globular)

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coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)

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lens

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princess; daughter of a nobleman

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to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle

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(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

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grand; far-reaching; ambitious

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signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move

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(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)

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booklet; pamphlet

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deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed

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to steal (from a person)

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valuable article; valuables

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auction

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collection; compilation

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poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

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to push away; to push aside; to shove

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to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

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to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

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scary

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to take advantage of an opportunity

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always; usually

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school library

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a tip

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to find it hard to say

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being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide

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paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring

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to give; to do ...

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first thing in the morning

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to get late; to advance; to wear on

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less than ...; smaller ...

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sophistry; sophism

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the right person in the right place

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to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

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burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite

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peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

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inferiority

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as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

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(visual) scrutiny; close inspection; detailed map; detailed guide; guide to the Yoshiwara red light district

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pupil and (dark) iris of the eye

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apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia

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(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling

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