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to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

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Pacific War (1941-1945)

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to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different

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bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed

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infanticide; filicide

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felony; serious crime

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slave trade; human trafficking; slave trader

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farmer; peasant; farming; the common people

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warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent

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study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

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to have an interest (in)

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war movie

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deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

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game; play; sports

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fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

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former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend

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to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy

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restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

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dependence; reliance

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to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

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samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation

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ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

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unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

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go (board game)

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shogi; Japanese chess

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battle of wits; contest of wits

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exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

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military sword; saber; sabre

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)

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association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

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to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

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complete

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer

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messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

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for emergency use

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morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours

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to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal

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while crying; in tears

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area of ocean

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unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization

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crab

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scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

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