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death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

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to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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only; merely; but; no more than

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left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

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temple (on side of head)

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small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

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to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

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reflexive; reflecting

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to occur; to happen

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

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stabbing; piercing

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exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

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divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish

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only; merely; just; at most; no more than

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point

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thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

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verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

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foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

4

be; is; isn't it?

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blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair

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young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

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swap; exchange

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child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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