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to step forward; to take a step forward

2

hostage

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

one thin flat object; one sheet

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

outward appearance; apparent

1

against; contrary to

1

to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

3

mystery; mysteriousness; secret

1

hidden treasure; treasured article

1

it is not (like that) either

2

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

dated; date; fixed; external

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

wise; clever; smart

3

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

1

sign; indication; omen; symptom

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

2

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

1

blade; braid

1

sand; grit

1

to crumble away; to collapse

1

both; (not) either

3

phenomenon

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

4

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

1

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

1

cartwheel

1

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

1

to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

1

landing

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to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

2

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

1

to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

1

shock; shaking; concussion

1

being struck by lightning; torpedo attack

1

flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash

2

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

2

defibrillator

1

luckily

1

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

4

cushion

2

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

1

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

1

both eyes

2

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

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