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108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year

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appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

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close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer

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to wait upon; to serve

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)

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to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

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misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

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to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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several times; a few times

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something; some kind of; for some reason

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to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

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end; close; conclusion; termination

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early stages (of a game); opening phase

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whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

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to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

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unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

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hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

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(grape) wine

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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money; metal

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to become empty; to be emptied

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drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk

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several minutes; a few minutes

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platoon

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dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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platoon commander; section commander

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one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

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commander; commanding officer; CO

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direct connection; direct link

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there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

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forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

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tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain

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one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

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to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat

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retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

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one third; a third part

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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survival; survivor; relic

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absorption; suction; attraction

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merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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