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concession; conciliation; compromise

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

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to release

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with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)

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posture; stance

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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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slate; stone slab

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any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

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to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

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strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

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group; bunch; crowd; group

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directions; instructions; orders; command

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fireworks

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to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

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to be smashed up

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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to eliminate waste

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to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

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face (of person)

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silk floss; silk wadding

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while passing each other

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twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw

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to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

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destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

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despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

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easy to imagine

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three times

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bounce; bound

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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to cover fully; to wrap around

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dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

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wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image

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to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

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ideal

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junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

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to make known

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to tumble down; to roll down

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several steps

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to scratch; to claw

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distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

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hades; realm of the dead

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this world; present world (as opposed to the realm of the dead)

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opposite; reverse; contrary

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colorless and transparent

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splinters of glass; glass shards

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