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pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia

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popularity

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root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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bow and arrow; weapon; arms

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official

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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unbeatable; invincible; irresistible

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youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

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random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

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leaving everything up to someone else

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to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

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minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

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that's the way it is; such is life

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armchair theory; impracticable theory

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ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

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should not; must not

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white horse; unrefined sake

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to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

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to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

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streamer; pennant; windsock

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to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm

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charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

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castle garrison

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to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

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to take command; to give direction

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enemy army

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losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

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master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)

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one edge; one end; one side

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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chatter; idle talk

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(arch.) seal; (arch.) stamp; depressing the string of a zither with one's left hand; (in archery) left hand; obstinacy; stubbornness

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to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

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to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

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archery; mapping; map; morphism

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funnel

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

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seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

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without a moment's delay

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gun; rifle; small arms

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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neck of a horse

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wind noise

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roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

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