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to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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nirvana; death

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quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

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abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund

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screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)

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fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

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indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

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careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

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to look at; to gaze; to stare at

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(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly

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dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

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shin; shank; lower leg

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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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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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

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gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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to kick back

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long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

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condition; figure; appearance; voice

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especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

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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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cold water; cold sake; cold; cool

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notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious

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terrified; horrified

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China

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(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

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identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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one suit of armour (armor); wearing armour; armoured warrior

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to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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thumb; big toe

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crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

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recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

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