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no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

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excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

23

mass communication; mass media

3

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

2

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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if; in case; supposing

8

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

16

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

5

confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

14

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

3

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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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)

2

back of the hand

2

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

5

pattern; design

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

4

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

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device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

6

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

4

pigment; paint; colour; color

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to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

2

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

6

to differ; to vary; to disagree

3

to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

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via; through; by doing; by means of; using

2

magic

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show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

4

such; this sort of; like this

6

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

4

slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

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out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

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admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

4

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe

1

central part; heart (of a city)

1

pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

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skin

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true (inner) skin; corium; derma; cutis

1