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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

3

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

to intend; to be sure that

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crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

2

irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal

1

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

3

I see; that's right; indeed

2

feint

8

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

2

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

1

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

3

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

6

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

1

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

3

focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

1

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

2

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

4

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

1

idleness; inactivity

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

7

expert; skillful person; good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

2

small; fine; detailed; stingy

1

one by one; in detail; minutely

1

to attack; to assault; to assail

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

2

irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly

2

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

4

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

3

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

2

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

2

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

1

tap dance

1

to dance; to perform dance steps

1

coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment

1

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

2

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

3

dancing; dance

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

1

exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte

3

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

3

starry sky

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fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

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