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to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

3

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

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loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity

3

faith; fidelity; loyalty

1

person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony

3

bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)

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human torpedo; manned torpedo; suicide submarine

1

occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream

3

bouncy ball

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dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest

2

restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse

3

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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soccer; (association) football; seersucker

7

penalty shoot-out; kicks from the penalty mark

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course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

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insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

4

hoarse voice; husky voice

2

shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina

1

wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

3

offender (esp. murderer); criminal

1

change; transition; vicissitudes

5

strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person

2

two arms; both arms

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claw; talon

2

cross; cross shape; sign of the cross

6

sharp blade; sharp sword

1

stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

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brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend

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live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood

1

dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land

1

the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship

2

parent and daughter

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beloved; dearest

1

yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal

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fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

5

papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham

1

agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity

4

(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling

2

to play around; to gallivant about

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World Heritage (site)

3

cannot be helped; unavoidable

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watchful waiting; careful supervision

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Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

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number of (large) animals

4

former (incumbent); predecessor

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pace; step

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complete victory; total victory

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striking just before one's opponent makes a move

2

fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

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pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater

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