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outer edge of the foot (from little toe to heel) (karate)

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national defence; national defense

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estimate (of costs); budget

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to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

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to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

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top of the head; crown of the head

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a throw; a fall

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

3

reflexes

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to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

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that's so, isn't it

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-years-old

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

2

mature; becoming precocious

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front; frontage; facade; main

3

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

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past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

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to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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(how) many times; (how) often

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fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

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to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

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spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

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traditional; conventional

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Japanese-style room

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tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

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to turn one's back to

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iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

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to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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cabinet minister

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

2

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat

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subordinate person

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

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tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

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to put into the mouth; to eat

2

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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polish; refinement

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elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

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