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Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)

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evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

3

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

2

thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

2

corner of the eye

1

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1

tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

9

reply; answer

3

how

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useless; in vain

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

6

next (spoken) word

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

3

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

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

6

bullying; teasing

7

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

3

every night

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

2

expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

simply; merely; only; solely

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

3

even now; still; as yet

7

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

4

to make narrow

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

3

a period (of time)

1

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

5

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

1

soft voice

1

to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

1

inner heart

3

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

1

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

2

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

2

as we know

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being very busy; busyness

3

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

6

to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

1

emergency

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tiding over

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special measure; special measures

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it is I who should say so

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