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stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)

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bitch

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scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

floundering while nearly drowning; suffering

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collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

kitty cat

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with a half-opened eye

1

to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

1

cut; gash; incision

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bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost

2

to become dim; to become blurred

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

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to be transparent; to show through

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to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

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fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer

4

bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood

2

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

1

to pull down

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

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unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

2

sense; infer

1

troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)

1

stare; gaze; fixation

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1

feather decoration; plume

1

to shed light; to cast light

1

war

2

bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)

2

to lower; to be lowered

1

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

1

handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

next inning; next time

1

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

4

true character; true heart; true spirit

1

reverence; awe; respect

1

bow (salute, greeting)

1

beautiful

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deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

1

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

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large tree

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