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duel

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

3

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined

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rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

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journalist

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Akihiro

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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ouch!; hot, hot, hot!

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to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after

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in the same way as; just like

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occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

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to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

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crossword puzzle

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to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do

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neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

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brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment

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poaching (fish or seafood)

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Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs

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Itoman

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traffic accident

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deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam

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unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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rebellious; defiant

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desk; copy editor

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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money; metal

4

severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

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adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

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honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

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sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

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present (brought by a visitor); gift

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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emergency hospital

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to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into

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serious illness

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patient

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bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring

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raincoat; oilcoat

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bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

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serious injury

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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ex-serviceman; veteran

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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