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again; once again; yet again

2

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

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tactics; strategy

1

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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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

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

2

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

3

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

2

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)

1

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

4

loud shout; excited cheering

1

to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

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encampment; position; side; end; goal area

1

to come back

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute

2

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

4

to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

7

secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting

1

every person; each one; everybody

2

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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delight; great joy

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to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

1

only; nothing but

3

sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

2

stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

1

to speak; to hear a voice

13

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

2

imagination; supposition; guess

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duel

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

3

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

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who

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he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!

24

live-in (e.g. job)

1

church; congregation

36

Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

3

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

1

to pinch; to nip

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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