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nimbly; lightly

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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corner; nook; recess

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after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

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deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest

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roundhouse kick; turning kick

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the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible

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to overflow; to brim over; to flood

4

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

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god of military arts

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side; flank

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting

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inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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somehow; for some reason or other

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holster

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to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

3

orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration

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to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

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real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash

2

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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to flare up; to fly into a rage

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right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

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leather

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ankle

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to pretend; to feign

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sudden change; sudden turn

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subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

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being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

soldier; combatant; warrior

5

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

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real intention; true motive; true meaning

3

slow; late; too late

2

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

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neck

3

to strangle; to constrict

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respiratory tract; air duct

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen

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to bend; to warp; to curve

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paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

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automatic; intransitive verb

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following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing

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magic bullet; magic bullets

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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