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back of head

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direct hit

1

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

1

person who laughs a lot

1

to cut at; to slash at

1

roundhouse kick; turning kick

1

faint; fainting; losing consciousness

1

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

2

sharp parting remark; parting threat

1

serves you right!; see what happens!

1

ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over

1

which; what (way)

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(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

1

this area; around here

1

stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

1

rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

2

one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother

1

imitation; sham; -like

1

surrounding at a distance

1

to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

1

disorder; disturbance; unrest

2

with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way

1

oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

1

tent

2

acting; performance

1

love story; romance

1

one's rival in love

1

plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy

1

curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

fiction

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historical fact

1

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

4

woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love

1

travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

near miss; just missing (each other)

1

to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk

1

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

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visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores

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to understand; to make out

1

learning ability

1