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without trouble; easily; readily

2

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

3

(in) the air; midair; sky

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

3

right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead

1

joint

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

2

to kick (out at)

2

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

3

braking

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

2

to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months

2

halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus

3

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

5

ray (of light); beam; light

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

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one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan

3

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

3

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

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to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

2

sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

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putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating

1

brain; brains; mind

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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to draw a sword

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sword blade; knife blade

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sword blade

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other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition

1

to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)

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hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

3

to stagger; to stumble

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

4

scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

2

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

2

to fade; to become dim

3

to surge; to well up; to gush out

1

pebble; small stone

1

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

2

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

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to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

1

thunderous roar; roaring sound

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