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power

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right in half

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

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reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

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to have no chance (of succeeding)

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to fight against; to oppose; to face

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honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

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sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

2

simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

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fall; drop; descent; coming down

4

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1

squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power

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something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so

1

direct hit

3

crater; pockmark

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

cuttlefish; squid

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

2

trivial; trifling

1

flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

underground; subterranean

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covered in mud; mud-caked

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to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

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bitter enemy

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having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

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counterpunch

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crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

1

squashed; crushed

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delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

1

old Japanese-style house

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start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

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wheat bran

2

grandpa; granddad

4

grandfather; male senior-citizen

10

youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

2

seems; I guess

4

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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I; me

3

this

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not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired

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chatting; idle talk

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Kagoshima (city, prefecture)

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change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

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short trip; brief journey; excursion

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travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

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