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painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

2

to shake off

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buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

2

firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)

2

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

2

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

2

pillow fight

5

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

2

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)

1

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

1

knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation

6

critical hit

1

to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

1

concentrated fire; intense criticism

1

zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

2

throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

1

quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

1

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

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

1

to chant the nembutsu

1

bang; whump; boom

1

major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption

1

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

2

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

9

returning tit for tat; retaliating

1

to give; to do (something) for

1

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

direct hit

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first half

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second half; latter half

1

being about to cry; the verge of tears

1

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

2

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

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paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring

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(war) front

1

expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread

1

main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition

1

legless chair (used in a room with tatami flooring)

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sofa; couch

2

barricade

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loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home

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