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to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

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weak person; the weak

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sword; blade; single stroke

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to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate

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person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university

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ashes and dust

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mace

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figure; body shape; build; physique; form

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bounce; bound

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that kind; competition; match

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heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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ultrahigh speed; ultrafast

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to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

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right behind; just behind; directly behind

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high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis

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running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

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handle; grip; holder; person who holds

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thumb; big toe

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guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange

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second slash; second cut

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both wings; both flanks

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steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

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almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

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long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

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to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

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formidable enemy

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looking on from afar; being a spectator

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to get dressed up; to treat oneself

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crow (Corvus spp.); raven

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meaning; called; said

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finally; after great pains; at last; just barely

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adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation

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distant

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to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

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sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer

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foundation; basis

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morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

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slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

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severe wound; serious wound; gash

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unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead

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synergy

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sudden braking; slamming on the brakes

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to slay; to cut down (a foe)

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(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)

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favor; favour; affection

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