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annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

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Lommel; Rommel

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cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds

3

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

9

first meeting; first interview with

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to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

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wise; clever; smart

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academic background; academic credentials; academic record

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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occidental

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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still; as yet; as of old

1

of all things (days, etc.)

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stain; blot; flaw; disgrace

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fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake

2

cloud of sand (dust, etc.)

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to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

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mystery case

1

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

3

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

3

white horse

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to happen to be present

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sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism

3

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

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(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

3

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

3

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

1

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable

1

pistol

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temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

1

ago; since; before; previous

2

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

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equipment

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poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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to falsify a fact

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to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

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lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

2

someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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