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(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

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absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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to rampage; to run riot

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to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

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that is; namely; i.e.

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Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology

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fox with supernatural powers

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to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

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to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

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to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)

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to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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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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dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

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eternity; perpetuity

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pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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seventh day of the month; seven days

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downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

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revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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neck; head; dismissal; discharge

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to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

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goodness; good

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very; greatly; exceedingly

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weak person; the weak

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effect; efficacy; validity; potency

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to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

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ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

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not necessarily so; is not always true

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

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sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

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to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

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turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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as a child; when one was a child

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

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to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

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to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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