Vocabulary
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rare; seldom
to employ; to hire; to take on
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
rule; regulation
approval; acceptance; recognition; acknowledgement
regrettable; vexing; upsetting
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
brand new
close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to advance; to go forward
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
world war
conquest; subjugation
character and conduct
stratosphere
political opponent
constellation
right; correct
correct; proper; formal; regular; systematic; normal
pure; clean; purity
biochemistry
to spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with); to be frugal; to be stingy
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past)
being lost for words; becoming speechless
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
plover
missionary
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
shipowner
moisture; damp; wetness
purity (of a substance)
elementary level; beginner level
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly
typeface
(opening of a) wound; cut