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命
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to preordain
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彼は2度と彼女に会えないよう運命づけられていた。
He was destined never to meet her again.
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red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
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to shorten one's life
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すさんだ生活を送るのは、命を縮めるようなものだ。
Living life in the fast lane is like burning the candle at both ends.
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to escape death; to be saved from death
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peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction
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Philosophy
categorical imperative
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having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
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revolutionary government
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革命政府は、民衆から兵をつのって防戦するとともに、共和政治を確立して、捕らえていたルイ16世を処刑しました。
The revolutionary government, while raising troops from the masses and fighting a defensive battle, established a republic and executed Louis XVI.
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cease and desist order; stay order; discontinuance order; suspension order
