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ability; performance; efficiency

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to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed

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classical form of martial art

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

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triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

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fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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extent; scope; sphere; range; span

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activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

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chance; opportunity; occasion

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to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)

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hit; strike; blow

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corners of the mouth

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crescent moon; young moon

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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killing and wounding; bloodshed

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sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

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ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

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to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

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to settle (a dispute)

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to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone

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to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

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no way to do; nothing can be done

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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to shake; to waver; to tremble

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rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering

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to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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only; merely; just; at most; no more than

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made of iron

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covering for the back of the hand and wrist

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

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to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

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not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser

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edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

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fatal; deadly; mortal

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)

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blow; shock; strike; batting

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being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to

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dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

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means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

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shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)

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half step; half a step

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rush; dash; charge

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to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

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