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the same person

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kung fu

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stamp (in Chinese martial arts); stomp

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to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project

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step; stride; counter for steps

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horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)

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purple lightning; flash; swordflash

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to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel

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to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle

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palm heel; heel of the palm

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frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

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dancing; dance

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axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

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middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)

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fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

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to kick (out at)

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indirection; indirectness

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sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

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to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to

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if you do this; if this is the case

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bajiquan (Chinese martial art)

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

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the positive and the negative; yin and yang

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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to smash; to break

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power

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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defensive-only

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay

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compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about

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being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

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height; acme; extremity; end; limit

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wonderful; astounding; marvellous

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easy to read; legible; clear

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somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

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clear stream

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to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)

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as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie

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to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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to behead; to decapitate

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pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching

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to be able to conceal

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to check through; to thoroughly investigate

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Katsura

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gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak

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involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

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ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

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