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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

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bull's-eye; the mark

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to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful

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unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

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guardian; protector; patron; parent

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affectation; pretension

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that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

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(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses

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delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

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new student; freshman; first-year student

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plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

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to begin to speak

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stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

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making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt

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reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

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under one's eyes; below one's eyes

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to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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defense; defence; defensive preparations

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to provide; to arrange; to install

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large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm

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thin paper

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substitution; replacement; shifting; change

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to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

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action; operation; effect; function

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self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

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suicide

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block (of wood); chip; splinter

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to rain incessantly; to downpour

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last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together

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to cense; to burn incense

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endgame; final stage

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overflow; abundance; exuberance

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aggregate amount

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although

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reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

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glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant

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roundish; sort of round

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both ears

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body; physical system; (the) person

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feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

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self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial

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dark brown; colour of tanned skin

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combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

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