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shogi; Japanese chess

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piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront

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on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

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staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

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by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus

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a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

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south side

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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ellipse; oval

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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

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small army force

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targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (in mahjong, go, etc.)

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encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

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to narrow; to contract

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limit; restriction

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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to win; to gain victory

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exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

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balancer

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kennel; doghouse

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counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

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hunter

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to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

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to hide; to lie motionless in hiding

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not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

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to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)

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to spit out; to eject; to dump

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serious look (on one's face); straight face

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arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

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way out; means to escape; escape route

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one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive

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to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

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prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

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slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

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probability; likelihood; chances

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to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

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southern tip; southern end; southernmost part

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability

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to grasp tightly

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to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

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one part; one portion; one section

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stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

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