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to not believe one's ears

2

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

6

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

6

zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh

1

spiced sake (served at New Year's)

1

small; little; tiny

15

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

45

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

34

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

15

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

2

to lure; to invite out

1

prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

3

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

5

cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

1

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

2

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

9

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

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iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)

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to reject; to repel

3

sweeping sideways; mowing down

2

orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course

4

a little; a few; small; only; just; merely

7

Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

1

wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot

10

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

5

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

5

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

3

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

4

to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

2

kick

2

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

7

posture; position; stance

8

rush; dash; charge

4

directly opposite; right in front

8

completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

4

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

5

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

1

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

6

backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests

2

offense and defense; offence and defence

9

to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started

1

already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

35

damage

13

to pile up; to accumulate

3

most part; greater part; majority

6

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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