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familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit

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back (of a chair)

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great delight; great satisfaction; rapture

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stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

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commander; commanding officer; CO

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completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp

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to wait upon; to serve

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spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

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this sort of

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demand; request

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to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

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small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

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adult male; man

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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physical strength; the strength of one's muscles

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most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

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long ago; already; a long time ago

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arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

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

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parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

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to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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large number of people

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to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

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Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

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outline; summary; gist; basic points

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command; direction

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combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

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anything and everything; just about everything

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daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

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aim

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind

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sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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to ponder; to brood

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to frown; to squint

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting

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broad-minded

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

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cultural

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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Japan's envoy to Sui dynasty China

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