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(distant) howling; backbiting

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fish entrails

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coward

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to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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

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groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

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counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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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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headlong; head over heels

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Chinese milk vetch

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interval; break; pause; spare moment

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the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front

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heart; mind

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mist; haze

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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to be jumbled together

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bright red; deep red

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief

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stone throwing

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bloody battle

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to play a leading role; to play a central part

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column

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main force; chief object; mainline

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form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

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left bank (of a river)

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fleet

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right bank (of a river)

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water vein; underground stream of water; waterway

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in all directions

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arrow; wedge; chock

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iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower

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gale; violent (strong) wind

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drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)

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in low spirits; dejected; sad

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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human power; human strength; human effort; human agency

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at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)

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to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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acute angle

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side; flank

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

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origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

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to jump from one thing to another

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massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

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