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short way; shortcut

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

4

neigh; whinny; bray

2

building

1

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

to slide down; to slip down

1

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

2

garments; attire

1

approximately the same

1

plain wood; unfinished woodwork

1

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

3

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

3

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

4

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence

1

unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

1

optimistic; hopeful

1

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

1

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

1

block (of wood); chip; splinter

1

with all one's strength; with all one's might

4

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

1

principle of leverage

1

ageing; aging; senile deterioration

1

poor health; ill health; unhealthy

1

to tear off; to rip off

1

a short time ago; a while ago; for some time

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to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

1

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

1

clean (pure) culture

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

4

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

3

to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

2

to tear off; to strip; to rob

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

1

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

1

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

2

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

1

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

1

prayer; supplication

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haiku given as an example

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wax

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to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

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