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drum

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one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

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flickering; blinking

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shooting; gunning (down)

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sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

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coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

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crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

4

billow; surge; large wave

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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to fall backward

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back row; rear rank

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loading (a firearm)

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

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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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open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

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hearing

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angry roar; bellow

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voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)

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reply; answer; response

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to hold (something) reverently with both hands

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easy; simple; light

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latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

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trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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effective; successful

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microphone

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(audio) recording

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root; source; origin; cause

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five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

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

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throughout; all through; right through

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internal organs; viscera

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terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

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thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

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-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

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gunpowder smoke

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(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

2

(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious

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striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving

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for military use

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rifle; small arms

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towing (a ship)

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firing line; caustic curve

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