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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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freely; frankly; without reserve

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remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

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to wring the neck; to strangle

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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stature; height

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unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

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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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to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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obedient; submissive; tame; slavish

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crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

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long way; distant place

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neigh; whinny; bray

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to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle

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turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

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hedge; fence; border; limit

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plural; multiple; several

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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early morning

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to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

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torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

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characteristic

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mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

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excuse; explanation

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old soldier

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to improve one's skill

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sign; signal; cue

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site; plot; lot; grounds

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to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

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to surround; to crowd around

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to be too numerous; to be too much

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cart; wagon

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to hold in one's mouth

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uproar; disturbance

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to get out of bed; to show a leg

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mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall

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private residence

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police cell; place of detention; jail

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joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side

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to remove; to eliminate

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

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to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

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finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly

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drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)

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(pair of) wooden doors in the interior of a home; door to a pavilion in a Heian period palace

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violent; rough

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arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour

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silver gray; silver grey

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