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to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

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village; human habitation; human settlement

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highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed

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to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer

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all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

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once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

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this area; around here

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reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground

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while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side

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to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

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to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

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discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

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cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice

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mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

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beyond one's control; nothing one can do

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to make a serious effort

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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huge body; large build

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)

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force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

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farming; agriculture; cultivation

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

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mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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big snake; (large) serpent

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armed forces; military; troops

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flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics

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crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult

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close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

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gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

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party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

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composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

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to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away

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extensive; vast range; wide scope

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preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

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too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

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offensive strength; offensive power; striking power

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wonderful; astounding; marvellous

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vitality; (one's) life force

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possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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strange voice

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