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ability; skill; facility

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several (levels, floors)

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crime syndicate; criminal syndicate

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to await; to expect

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encampment; position

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to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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as soon as; right after

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turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

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devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

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armament; soldier's equipment

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tactics

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

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dying; death; dead; useless; damned

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to be nearing death; to be dying

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(divine) providence; dispensation

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reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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gastric juice

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they; those guys

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home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

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never again

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state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome

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before long; even now

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to jump up; to spring up

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to wring the neck; to strangle

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fire; flame; blaze

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showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

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belief; faith; conviction

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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to throw back

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

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what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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another kind; distinct species; variety

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack

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treachery; betrayal; perfidy

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to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

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lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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intracranial; endocranial

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