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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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rejection; dismissal

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

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ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap

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to explain adequately; to be accountable

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friend

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because

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pleasant feeling; good feeling

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

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ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

1

bounce; bound

1

to tear off

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hair's breadth

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

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to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

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right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

2

continuation; succession; series

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

1

almost; nearly; close to

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tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

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nine; 9

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repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

2

freight car; van

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dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board

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to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

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to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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non-combatant; civilian

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to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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protracted war; war of attrition

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stamina; tenacity

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multi-

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(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

2

main theater of war; principal battlefield

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cavalry; mobility; maneuverability

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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nonetheless; nevertheless

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contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness

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reach

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to take someone's life; to kill someone

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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to wear away; to rub down; to abrade

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