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section; cross section; profile

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salty taste; saltiness

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artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact

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off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

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in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

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to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

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grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri

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pommel

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to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)

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scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)

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same quality; same nature; homogeneous

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the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try

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to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

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to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

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to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

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to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)

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simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

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to call a person's attention (to)

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dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

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personal name

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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or; either ... or ...

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outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)

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as it was before

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wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

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limits; end; bounds

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(smile) broadly

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reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

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blood relative

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along the wall

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the ancients; ancient people

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(archeological) remains; ruins; relics

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ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

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to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

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hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

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ignorance; innocence; stupidity

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field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

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solution; solution strategy

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grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments

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to finish

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not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure

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learning; study

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(on one's) mind; heed

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

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to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

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to not be taken seriously

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to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

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serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel

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degree of accuracy

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