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Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo

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movie; film

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hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

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scene; sight; scenario; setting

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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full

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without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously

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now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

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minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

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(being) worth seeing; impressive

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admiration; wonder; astonishment

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becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed

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bitter

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explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

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to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

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to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

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better; preferable

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)

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torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

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restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

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princess

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law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

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hardships; privation

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there being no use in arguing (about it)

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during the war

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to begin

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low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)

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diversity; variety

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(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

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big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak

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that sort of; like that

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trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

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cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

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longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

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to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune

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rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling

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both arms

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careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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hair (of the head)

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to hate; to dislike

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special; particular; peculiar; unique

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ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level

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to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

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to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

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even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

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alternately; by turns; one after the other

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

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