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to improve one's skill

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kick

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hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat

2

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

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to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)

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to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

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happy memory; sweet memory

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to finish speaking

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real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

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to raise (one's voice)

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forevermore; for eternity

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mother; wife

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to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

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to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine

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to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

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outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person

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proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

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somewhat sudden

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plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking

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chivalrous spirit; chivalry

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)

2

nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than

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separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

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exception; exclusion

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(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot

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to pour drinks for each other; to drink together

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assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter

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empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

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prudence; discretion; thought; consideration

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in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

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banquet; party; feast

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hot sake with grilled fish fins (esp. fugu or sea bream)

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pirarucu (Arapaima gigas); arapaima; paiche

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visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call

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old man; old geezer

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screwdriver; screwdriver (cocktail); vodka and orange

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legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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maximum

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sweet; sugary

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Osaka Castle

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Himeji Castle

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(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

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napalm

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hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour

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Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan

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