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Xiang Yu (aka Kou U) (232 BC-202 BC), general in the late Qin period, defeated by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty

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founder of dynasty or sect

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

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expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination

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to be true to nature; to be lifelike

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over-fond parent; doting parent

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to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position

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pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake

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reading (books)

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sport; sports

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(one's precious) only child

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blue

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Anglo-Saxon

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first name

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matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue

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steel; sword steel; sword

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to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

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on countless occasions; many a time

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sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

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before it happens; beforehand

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great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

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to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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frank; candid; frankfurter; frank

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losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident

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carpet

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desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

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grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands

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loan; advance

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to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with

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female student

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slaughter; massacre

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to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded

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to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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private room

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24 hours; twenty-four hours

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noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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chasing after women; womanizing

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diagram; graph; schema

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pressure

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escalation

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

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to be given up; to be discontinued

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other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary

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wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

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personal opinion

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babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying

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ring-cupped oak (Quercus glauca); Japanese blue oak

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locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind

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great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad

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agriculture; farming

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