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settlement; solution; resolution

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badge

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soccer team

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logo; Logo (programming language)

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old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book

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Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)

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scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture

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(in Chinese history) study of ancient texts

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declaration; statement

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arrogant; haughty; calm; placid

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modern times; the modern age; this day and age

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in this way; like this

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to kill each other

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Japan and the United States; Japanese-American

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security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)

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ambition; aspiration

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retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

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different opinion; objection

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Arab

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secularization; secularisation; popularization; popularisation

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foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

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democratization; democratisation

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bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

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it's probably so; it stands to reason

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to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

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trip; excursion; outing

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going together

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

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to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)

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Kanda Station (Tokyo)

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business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers

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to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

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

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grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

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outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something

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flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

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absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

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dictation; verbal statement

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still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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