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intentional; on purpose

1

sly; cunning; crafty

1

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

2

bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance

1

to be too late (to be of use)

1

pitching in consecutive games; making multiple posts (on a website); posting multiple comments

2

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)

1

Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo

1

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements

4

wildcard; storm card; gaji; extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card

1

close attack

1

the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

1

kung fu

1

sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

1

shape-of-the-mind fist; Hsing I Chuan

1

the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam

2

starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card

1

mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird

1

sound of thunder; large, thunderous voice

1

explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting

2

rib; frame (of a ship)

3

to snap; to break (under pressure)

1

internal organs; viscera

4

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

1

revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

1

master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts

2

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

3

next (spoken) word

3

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

1

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

1

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

3

laceration

2

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

1

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

3

unavoidable; inevitable

1

contest; comparison; competition

4

ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area

1

state of the war; war situation

1

break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

1

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

3

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through

2

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)

3

actually; really

3

true value; real worth

2

to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal

2

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

1

immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)

4

hasty act; rash act

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

2