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lightning

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lightning; thunder; thunderbolt

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electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking

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on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully

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cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

5

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)

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back of head

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sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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charred; burnt black; scorched black

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with a momentary flash of light

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breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

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loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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offender; criminal; culprit

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eye for people; ability to judge character

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person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily

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kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

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Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

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to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged

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inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

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conclusion; decision; end; settlement

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evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

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suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

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first day; opening day

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the real criminal; true culprit

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unrelated

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pale; pallid

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pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking

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(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

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along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following

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chasing; chase

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to throw oneself; to jump; to leap

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sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

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to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

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to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

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vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

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hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)

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large build; large pattern

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tank (military vehicle); chariot

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

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evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

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warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

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