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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate

1

classification; categorization; sorting

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

1

the front; honest; upright; decent

3

serious injury

1

to use up; to exhaust; to wear out

1

shaking violently

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

2

to improve one's skill

2

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

retry; another try; another go

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

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just you wait!; I'll show you one day!; you'll see!; you'll pay for this!

1

tearful face

1

sharp parting remark; parting threat

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

1

faint; fainting; losing consciousness

1

to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory

1

safe; certain

1

opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy

1

impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)

1

stunt; feat

2

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

1

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

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

2

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

2

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

2

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance

2

counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter

1

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

2

injury; wound

1

to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

1

scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage

1

to succeed; to bear fruit

1

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

1

battle; game; bout

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to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone

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to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

1

war of attrition

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fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

1

unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal

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