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letter; missive; note; mail

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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narrow escape from death

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fate; destiny; lot

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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Kokuritsukyougijou

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demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

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old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

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antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

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first (of its kind) in Japan

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large-scale

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pre-war days; before the war

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various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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game; match; contest

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to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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during the war

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counter for people

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)

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experience

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Sone

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death in battle; killed in action

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Olympian; Olympic athlete

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

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the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

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participant; entrant

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to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

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opportunity; chance; trigger; cause

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once more; again

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all; everyone; everybody

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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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draft papers; callup notice

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Los Angeles

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Olympic rings; Olympics

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activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

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player (of a sport); athlete; team member

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to lose one's life

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to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin

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young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

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