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paper-thin (difference)

2

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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over one's shoulder

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

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stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

safe; certain

2

bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique

2

to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

3

major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued

1

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

1

overwhelming

1

decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

2

street performing

1

to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)

1

strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork

2

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

2

interference; intervention; meddling

2

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

5

same quality; same nature; homogeneous

1

to twist; to distort

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

5

point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

midway; halfway through; in the course of

1

to die on the battlefield

1

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

1

not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

1

manner of death

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

1

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

3

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

2

flash (of light); glint; schiller

1

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

pupil (of the eye)

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regulation; adjustment; control

1

sweeping sideways; mowing down

2

sword; blade; single stroke

2

calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

1

each; every

2

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

1

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

1

feathers; plumage; down

1

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

3

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

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