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secrecy; highly classified information

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if you value your life

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

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(not) one

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to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

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much less; to say nothing of

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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subject of research

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immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

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laboratory animal; experimental animal

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to throw into; to toss into

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palanquin; litter; bier; kago

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at first; initially; in the beginning

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old story; reminiscence

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empire; imperial

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countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

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influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

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eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

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small country

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influence; clout; leverage

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shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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local specialty; special product (of a region)

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conquest; subjugation; overcoming

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aggression; invasion; raid

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annexation; merger; swallowing up

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to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)

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to kick down; to defeat

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stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

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mankind; humanity

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

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to be at a loss for words

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peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost

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(social) position; status

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word; vocabulary

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alma mater

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highest institute of education

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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no exception; without exception; always the same

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achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

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to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

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to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

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