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he; him; boyfriend

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denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

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Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi

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unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

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Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty

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Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i

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China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)

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Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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dark horse

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while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening

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to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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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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cause of victory

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to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

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economic factor

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

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at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

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to prohibit

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official (rate, price, etc.)

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counter for countries

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circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

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promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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armaments; military preparations

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dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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increase in yield

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certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

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round shape; circle; circular form

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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square; rectangular

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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carrying

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(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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form; shape; figure

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