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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

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to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

2

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

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several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

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to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

3

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

3

(together) with; -wide; including

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tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

1

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

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emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence

3

vents at the hips of a pair of hakama

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brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

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exhaustion; fatigue

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exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

2

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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to compete; to bid; to sell at auction

2

(measuring) ruler

2

counter for rules; rule; regulation

2

predicting and striking just before one's opponent makes a move (kendo)

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to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

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(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

3

desperation; struggle to the death

3

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

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beyond that point; after that

2

before it happens; previously

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to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

4

step by step; by degrees

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gods

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divine protection

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cawing (of a crow)

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huh?; what's up?

2

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

to turn a somersault

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destiny; will of Heaven; luck

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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

4

fog; mist; spray

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

5

to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

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bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

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ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

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swimming practice

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water's surface

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lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

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to surface

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to stab to death

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absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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