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giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names

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means; is; as for

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to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

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a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)

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to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

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top-class

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

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famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated

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to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name

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circumstantial evidence

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to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

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to temper thoroughly; to train well

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not worth considering; out of the question

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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

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powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

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to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

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the second time

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coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person

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lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)

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cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

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to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

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fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part

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grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)

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bluff

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arrival

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user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

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reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

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school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner

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uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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good opportunity; chance

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match; game; bout; contest

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thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

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to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

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apologetic

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communication

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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battlefield; battleground

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to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

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to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

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with a thud

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right side; right-hand side

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right shoulder

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sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

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likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness

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