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short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

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dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

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to fight with swords; to cross swords

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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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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(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

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instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

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to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette

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to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver

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young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

5

smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw

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ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

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battle formation; disposition of troops

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proposal; proposition; suggestion

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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detection

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fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

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vista; distant view

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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art of self-defense (defence)

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pursuer; pursuing party; posse

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to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top

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analysis

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live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure

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four thousand; 4,000

2

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

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to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

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having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

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3000; three thousand; many

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soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

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point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points

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expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

2

item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

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outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

to trouble; to bother; to annoy

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true; real; genuine; proper; utter

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus

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state of mind; mentality; psychology

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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sleepiness; drowsiness

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adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

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feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection

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after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

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overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

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counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

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