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saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

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old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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back off!; leave me alone!

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to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

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excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

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all talk (and no action)

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(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

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midwife

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little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

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raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities

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high waves; heavy seas

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to help up

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in the sea

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to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

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(flash of) lightning

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thundercloud

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ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

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stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

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bow (of boat); prow; stem

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long-distance swimming

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dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications

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raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

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at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

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to stoop; to bend over

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approach run; run-up

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sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

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plump; with a thud; heavily

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expansion; swelling; increase; growth

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spine; backbone; spinal column

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go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese

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to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other

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to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

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uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

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physical strength; the strength of one's muscles

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situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)

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to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

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space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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to refuse; to decline; to deny

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to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

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rear; back; reverse

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coat; coating

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necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine

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to jump upon (a moving object)

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weakening; emaciation; decline

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