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No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)

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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

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suicide attack; kamikaze attack

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to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

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predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

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trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy

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to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die

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any number of times

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish

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disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking

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taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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eyesight; vision; visual acuity

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to admit fault; to admit one is wrong

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rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

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to relax; to make oneself comfortable

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pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

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overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; person who behaves like a spoiled child

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billowing (clouds, dust)

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to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

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you could say that; that might be so

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skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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during absence from home

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obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant

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quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

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going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

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candidate; applicant

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fit

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one's (living) environment

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pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

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good boy; good girl

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comb

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sneeze; sneezing

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two-storied building

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sports ground; playing field; playground

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stalk; stem

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patient; unhurried; leisurely

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most part; greater part; majority

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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profound; deep

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abyss; ravine

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PR; public relations

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particularly; only; in the case of

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focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

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to escape death; to be saved from death

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