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cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil

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senior high school student

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belief that human nature is fundamentally good

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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philosopher

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Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)

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thought; idea; ideology

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by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

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innate goodness of man

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to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

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idealistic thought (argument)

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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reality; actuality; hard fact

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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desire; appetite; lust

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domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

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blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

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Junshi

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malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)

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good deed; good conduct; benevolence

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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true character; real nature

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lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding

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hypocrisy

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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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human work; human agency; art; artificiality

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good; goodness; right; virtue

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from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

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for this reason

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will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

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intention; aim; design

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thought; consideration; thinking

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game

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distinction; differentiation; classification

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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value; worth; merit

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regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness

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overwhelming

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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in comparison to; rather than

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