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to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

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freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

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it seems that; as if

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movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running

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to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

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means; method

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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look; glance; glimpse; one stone

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seeming very

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to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound

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effect; efficacy; validity; potency

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thought to be; seen as

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to cut at; to slash at

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet

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viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost

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precious; valuable

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to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)

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to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

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

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self-protection

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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to begin talking; to open up

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long ago; a long time ago; already

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to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out

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originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

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strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

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cage; pen; (jail) cell

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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hesitation; indecision; vacillation

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cart; wagon

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to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked

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reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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word; vocabulary

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to disappear; to vanish into thin air

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

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search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

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inevitable; necessary

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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to be reliable

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with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

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