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Japan; the (Japanese) empire

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dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

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Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano

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dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)

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only; nothing but

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pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

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capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

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site; point on a map; spot

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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heartening; reassuring

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we

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

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southwest

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

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to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

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detection

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impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

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very deeply

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degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

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voyage; passage; travelling

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medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

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back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

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attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

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military force; force of arms; strength of an army

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exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

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all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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

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burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

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to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

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diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint

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that's the way it is; such is life

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how; in what way; how about

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owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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to be needed; to be wanted

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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to answer; to reply

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