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killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

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report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)

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slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

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protracted war; war of attrition

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influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

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wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

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to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

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information; news; report; reward; retribution

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brain; brains; mind

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throughput; processing power

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revolving lantern

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to run about; to rush about

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attractiveness; charm; amiability

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first impression

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

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school; sect; party

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fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot

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infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

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encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

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breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

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member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

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deep impression

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ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing

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conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch

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to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

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command; direction

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appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

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divine; sublime; solemn

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historic; historical

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saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

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saint; holy woman

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worshipper; admirer

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how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

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religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

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the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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intimate; close

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to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

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charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

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Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

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centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

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force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous

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cheerful; lively; lighthearted

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fraternity; friendship

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