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to cut off the retreat

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correct rules

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head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

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to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

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phosphorescence

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to surge; to well up; to gush out

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one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

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to hold out (against); to hold one's ground; to stand firm; to endure

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to come to grapples with

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to suffer a blast or indirect blow; to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus

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completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

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moment; very short time

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right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently

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each; every; all

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triangle; triangular shape

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tip of a sword; point of a sword

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

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gallantry; chivalry

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to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

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to ask (someone to do); to invite; to tempt; to entice; to allure

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feather; plume; plumage; down

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

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fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

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wet hands

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with a light thud

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human body

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decision; judgment; resolution

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gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up

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entrails

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toy box; toy chest

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha

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eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

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to chant the nembutsu

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to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous

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closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

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to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir

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smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

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to scatter like beads; to fly off in droplets (e.g. sweat, water); to sparkle; to gleam brilliantly (esp. of a sword blade)

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to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

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to be mixed in with; to blend with

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hillside; mountainside

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at first; initially; in the beginning

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slope; slanting surface; bevel

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tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)

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