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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

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about this time; about now

3

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

2

fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

2

love of animals; animal lover

2

to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

2

else; in addition; besides

1

unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

3

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

2

affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

2

useless; futile; vain

1

killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

2

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

3

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

5

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

1

but; however; although

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to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

1

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

4

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

6

to say; to be called; to do

6

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

2

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

3

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

2

trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

2

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

2

to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess

1

which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

4

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

2

clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

4

water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

9

line

1

clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief

5

order; article ordered

1

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

2

charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish

1

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish

5

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

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(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

4

thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy

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