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the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

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the Absolute

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heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage

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enemy army

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regulation; control

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(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force

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(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

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visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

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(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

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death in battle

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news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements

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massing (of troops); gathering

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right in the middle (of); midst; height

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fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb

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careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

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collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

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which; what (way)

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what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

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to do together; to share; to participate in

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

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one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

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showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

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

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dullard; indecisive person

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someone; somebody

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measure; step; action

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vassal; retainer

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model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

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I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion

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criminal's head on public display (Edo period); displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head

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doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence

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disembowelment; harakiri

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beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help

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to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

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loyalty; devotion

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the very thing; itself

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mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

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pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

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temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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indispensable; essential

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suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling

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to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

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conviction; belief; confidence

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to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted

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