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ongoing; in progress; afoot

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elect (select) few

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weak; frail; fragile

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quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

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nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

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and; although; but

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defense capability (defence)

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to weaken

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omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-

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to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

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crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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building; construction

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structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

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to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

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to declare impressively

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jest; joke; funny story

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to slay; to cut down (a foe)

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

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to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

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always; at any time

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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

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main cause; primary factor

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to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

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class; heading; group; category

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(not) even; (not) any

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explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting

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robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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something (or other)

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moon; month

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to be worth it; to pay

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numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

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still; even now; to this day

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Japanese yen

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conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus

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(husked grains of) rice

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monthly salary

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another thing; other things; another man's property

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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

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breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

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passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

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