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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)

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to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

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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

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superstition; superstitious belief

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elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter

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cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

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flood

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fox hunt; fox hunting

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direct unforked road; straight path

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to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat

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muddy stream

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to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

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calamity; disaster; accident

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to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

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attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

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

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to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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for dear life; barely escaping alive

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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dried meat; jerky

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to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

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pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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villager

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ancestor; forefather; foremother

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pagan; heretic; heathen

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annals; chronicle; chronology

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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Diana (goddess)

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pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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in this way; like this

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after; later

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mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

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to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

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propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work

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easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do

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commander; commanding officer; CO

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

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to be injured; to sustain a wound

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to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

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child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed

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one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity

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all around; as far as the eye can see

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to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

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