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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

2

competitor; rival

2

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

even now; still; as yet

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

3

climax; uprush; bulge

1

unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

powerful; strong; mighty

2

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

5

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

2

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

deck brush

1

company; group; class; troop; rank; file

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

1

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

2

one's own room

1

(good) advice

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2

dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

1

chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

1

massage

3

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

1

accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

1

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

2

tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

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shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy

2

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

2

to be matched against (in a sports contest)

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

2

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

3

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

2

to reject; to repel

1

seeming sad

1

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

3

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

1

flush; blush

1

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

1

dazzling; radiant

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