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a day or two

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the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)

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he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; discretion is the better part of valor; (lit.) fleeing is winning

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to pay attention; to be watchful

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to keep walking

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attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

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two groups; two bands

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to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

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surprise attack

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what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

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woodpecker

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tactics; strategy

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to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

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mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

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high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine

5

wind-scattered dust; windblown sand; worldly affairs; cares of life

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hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel

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backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)

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(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease

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valid; effective; yuko (judo)

5

blow; shock; strike; batting

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learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example

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median line

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to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)

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cesspool; sink; manure sink

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck

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accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect

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concussion (of the brain)

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near; close by; within reach; familiar

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maggot; worm; scum

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combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket

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party-internal; within the party

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good job

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to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

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to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

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act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery

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heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman

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shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming

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(clenched) fist; knuckles

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pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

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settlement out of court; private settlement

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settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court

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position of power

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natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix

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to stop (plug) one's ears

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bad habit; bad habits

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creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

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really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

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to be in focus; to come into focus

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