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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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darkness

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creed; doctrine; dogma

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permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal

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equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement

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sacred art; religious art

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sacred image; icon

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fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail

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manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

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origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive

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printing technique

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to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

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to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress

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paper

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tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk

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to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

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farmer; peasant

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work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

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raw cotton; cotton wool

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cultivation

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treasure

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staff with plaited paper streamers

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handicraft industry

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unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

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to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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pressing; urging; demanding; demand

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to be cleared of a charge

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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 get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

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to be discouraged; to shrink from

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searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

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because of this

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blitzkrieg; blitz; lightning war

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to gain a victory; to win

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promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

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to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)

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vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true

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to be a problem

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buffer state

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large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

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balance; equilibrium

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day after day; every day

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love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness

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to pick on; to tease

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