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to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

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to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

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to extol; to give praise

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cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

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not limited to; not just ...

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size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

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wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

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to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

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to lie down; to throw oneself down

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half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

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trend; tendency; movement; attitude

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thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

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lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

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here and there; in places

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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exploitation; overuse; abuse

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heavily; profoundly

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snappingly; with a snap

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shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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polish; grinding; sharpening

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easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

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open air

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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to walk

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territory

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

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tyrant; despot

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far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

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smith; blacksmith

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swordsmith; swordmaker

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to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

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war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds

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personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

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to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

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snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...

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Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province; sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords; in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword

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famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)

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cultural assets; cultural property

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crusher; crasher

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recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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illness

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manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

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to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

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(only) one option; one possible choice

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storefront; front of a store

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